preadaptation
/pree-ad-uhp-tey-shuhn/US // ˌpri æd əpˈteɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌpriːædəpˈteɪʃən) //
预适应,预适应性,适应前,预先适应
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biology.
- : a structure or property that developed in an ancestral stock and was useful in a descendant in a changed environment.
Examples
Nothing is more wonderful in history than the unmistakable signs and proofs of preadaptation.
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