Coevolution

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other. uncountable, usually

    "These species breed in a variety of both terrestrial and marine snails, although there is no obvious pattern of coevolution."

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"These species breed in a variety of both terrestrial and marine snails, although there is no obvious pattern of coevolution."

Etymology

From co- + evolution.

Related phrases

evolutionary arms race

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