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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

microevolution

Etymology

From macro- + evolution.

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