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单词 exaptation
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exaptation

[ eg-zap-tey-shuhn, ek-sap- ]
/ ˌɛg zæpˈteɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sæp- /

noun Biology.

a process in which a feature acquires a function that was not acquired through natural selection.
a feature having a function for which it was not originally adapted or selected.
a morphological or physiological feature that predisposes an organism to adapt to a different environment or lifestyle.
predisposition toward adaptation.

OTHER WORDS FROM exaptation

ex·apt·ed, adjectiveex·ap·tive [eg-zap-tiv, ig-, ek-sap-], /ɛgˈzæp tɪv, ɪg-, ɛkˈsæp-/, adjective

Words nearby exaptation

ex animo, ex ante, exanthem, exanthema, exanthema subitum, exaptation, exarate, exarch, exarchate, exarticulation, exasperate
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