adaptive radiation

adaptive radiation
adaptive radiation adaptive radiation n. 1. (Palaeontology) the evolutionary generation of multiple specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced in the fossil record. The inverse of {extinction}. [PJC]

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  • adaptive radiation — noun Date: 1902 evolutionary diversification of a generalized ancestral form with production of a number of adaptively specialized forms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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