macroevolution
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of…Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
More definitions
- evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: macroevolutions| Singular | macroevolution |
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uncountable
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedmacroevolutionist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable