self-domestication
self-domestication · self-domestications
A hypothesized evolutionary process by which a species develops traits typically…A hypothesized evolutionary process by which a species develops traits typically associated with domestication, such as reduced aggression or prosocial behavior, through natural selection within its own population rather than by deliberate breeding.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A hypothesized evolutionary process by which a species develops traits typically associated with domestication, such as reduced aggression or prosocial behavior, through natural selection within its own population rather than by deliberate breeding.
Origin
From self- + domestication.From self- + domestication.
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Forms
plural: self-domestications| Singular | self-domestication |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedself-domesticate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable