island gigantism
A phenomenon where small-bodied animal species isolated on islands grow significantly…A phenomenon where small-bodied animal species isolated on islands grow significantly larger over generations compared to their mainland relatives.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A phenomenon where small-bodied animal species isolated on islands grow significantly larger over generations compared to their mainland relatives.
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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