| ADAPTATION | • adaptation n. (Uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. • adaptation n. (Countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. • adaptation n. (Uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited… |
| ADAPTATIONAL | • adaptational adj. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive. • adaptational adj. (Biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished… • ADAPTATIONAL adj. relating to adaptation. |
| ADAPTATIONALLY | • adaptationally adv. In terms of, or by means of, adaptation. • ADAPTATIONAL adv. relating to adaptation. |
| ADAPTATIONIST | • adaptationist n. A supporter of adaptationism. |
| ADAPTATIONISTS | • adaptationists n. Plural of adaptationist. |
| ADAPTATIONS | • adaptations n. Plural of adaptation. • ADAPTATION n. the act of adapting, also ADAPTION. |
| COADAPTATION | • coadaptation n. Alternative spelling of co-adaptation. • co-adaptation n. A mutual adaptation of species, organs or genes. • COADAPTATION n. the state of being mutually adapted. |
| COADAPTATIONS | • coadaptations n. Plural of coadaptation. • co-adaptations n. Plural of co-adaptation. • COADAPTATION n. the state of being mutually adapted. |
| COAPTATION | • coaptation n. The bringing together of two parts to form an approximated positioning; used especially of a dislocated… • COAPTATION n. joining or fitting together. |
| COAPTATIONS | • coaptations n. Plural of coaptation. • COAPTATION n. joining or fitting together. |
| EXAPTATION | • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than… • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical… |
| EXAPTATIONS | • exaptations n. Plural of exaptation. |
| INADAPTATION | • inadaptation n. Lack of adaptation; unsuitableness. • INADAPTATION n. lack of adaptation. |
| INADAPTATIONS | • INADAPTATION n. lack of adaptation. |
| MALADAPTATION | • maladaptation n. (Evolutionary theory or psychology) The state of being poorly adapted to an environment. • MALADAPTATION n. poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| MALADAPTATIONS | • maladaptations n. Plural of maladaptation. • MALADAPTATION n. poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| PREADAPTATION | • preadaptation n. (Biology) An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function. • PREADAPTATION n. a character of an organism or taxonomic group that takes on a function when none previously existed or that differs from its existing function which has been derived by evolution. |
| PREADAPTATIONS | • preadaptations n. Plural of preadaptation. • PREADAPTATION n. a character of an organism or taxonomic group that takes on a function when none previously existed or that differs from its existing function which has been derived by evolution. |
| READAPTATION | • readaptation n. A second or subsequent adaptation. • READAPTATION n. the act of readapting. |
| READAPTATIONS | • readaptations n. Plural of readaptation. • READAPTATION n. the act of readapting. |