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- [pree-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌpri æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pree-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
- /ˌpri æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of preadaptation word
- noun preadaptation a structure or property that developed in an ancestral stock and was useful in a descendant in a changed environment. 1
- noun preadaptation the possession by a species or other group of characteristics that may favour survival in a changed environment, such as the limblike fins of crossopterygian fishes, which are preadaptation to terrestrial life 0
- noun preadaptation the possession of certain characteristics by an organism which make it more adaptable to a future environmental change than similar organisms are 0
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Origin of preadaptation
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; pre- + adaptation
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Parts of speech for Preadaptation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
preadaptation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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