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Adaptive radiation
/ədˈæptɪv
rˌeɪdiˈeɪʃən/
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noun
adaptive radiation
n.
1.
(Palaeontology) The evolutionary generation of multiple specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced in the fossil record. The inverse of extinction.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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