| NOUN | process | speciation | the evolution of a biological species |
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| Meaning | The evolution of a biological species. | |
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| Broader | evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
| Spanish | especiación, evolución de las especies | |
| Catalan | especiació | |
| Verbs | speciate | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment |
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