macroevolution

noun

Etymology

From macro- + evolution.

  1. borrowed from ēvolūtiō
  2. prefixed as macroevolution — “macro + evolution

Definitions

  1. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel…

    Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for macroevolution. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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