macroevolution
noun
mac·ro·evo·lu·tion ˈma-krō-ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən 
also -ˌē-və-
: evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes (as in species formation)
macroevolutionary
ˈma-krō-ˌe-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē
adjective also -ˌē-və-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Identifying species and the process by which new species emerge from fossils falls in the realm of macroevolution, or evolution over broad time scales. 
Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021 These facts are every bit as solid and universally attested as climate change or macroevolution. Samuel James, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020 Rather, Abzhanov showed that the same forces that shape microevolution — minor alterations within species — also drive macroevolution, the evolution of whole new features and new groups of species. Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2015
Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021 These facts are every bit as solid and universally attested as climate change or macroevolution. Samuel James, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020 Rather, Abzhanov showed that the same forces that shape microevolution — minor alterations within species — also drive macroevolution, the evolution of whole new features and new groups of species. Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2015 Word History
Etymology
macro- + evolution, probably after French macroévolution
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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