单词 | convergent evolution |
释义 | convergent evolutionSEE SYNONYMS FOR convergent evolution ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent. Origin of convergent evolutionFirst recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby convergent evolutionconvergence excess, convergence insufficiency, convergence zone, convergent, convergent boundary, convergent evolution, convergent plate boundary, convergent strabismus, convergent thinking, converging lens, conversable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for convergent evolutionconvergent evolution The development through evolution of similar features by organisms with distinctly different ancestors. A common example of this is the evolution of wings in insects and birds. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for convergent evolutionconvergent evolution n.convergence The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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