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convergent evolution
noun [ U ]
biology specializeduk /kənˌvɜː.dʒənt iː.vəˈluː.ʃən//kənˌvɜː.dʒənt ev.əˈluː.ʃən/ us /kənˌvɝː.dʒənt ev.əˈluː.ʃən/
the way in which different species living in similar environments will develop in similar ways through the process of evolution(= the way in which living things change over time) :
Many examples of convergent evolution have been identified in organisms that live in deserts.
Australia, South America, and the Old World offer numerous examples of multiple convergent evolution.
The exhibition includes several examples of convergent evolution.
As so often with convergent evolution, the differences are as revealing as the similarities.
She is a convergent evolution specialist at the Australian Museum.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Change and changes
adaptive evolution
adjustment
alteration
anti-evolutionism
be ahead of the curveidiom
evolutionism
flatten
flip-flop
fluctuation
for a change
reconversion
reformation
regime change
reinterpretation
retransformation
unspooling
unsteadily
unsteady
untick
variation
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