preadaptation
preadaptation · preadaptations
An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different…An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function
Origin
Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor.Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor.
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Forms
plural: preadaptations| Singular | preadaptation |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable