What does "speciated" mean?

simple past and past participle of speciate

What is a synonym for "speciated"?

Common synonyms include: differentiate, specialise, specialize.

Speciated

verb

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of speciate form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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differentiate specialise specialize

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"Due to a poor fossil record, the origins of the ancestors of elephant seals and how they diverged and speciated into two species is difficult to pinpoint."

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