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单词 speciation
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Definition of speciation in English:

speciation

noun ˌspiːsiːˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌspiːʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounBiology
  • The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

    〔生〕物种形成

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We are the product of a process of speciation, competition, and ecological change.
    • Many of us think of evolution as speciation, but populations of insects evolved resistance without budding into new species.
    • There are hundreds of cases of evolutionary change observed in progress and dozens of observed speciations.
    • The creation of a new species is known as speciation.
    • If final speciation was not done on site, participants were asked to identify their reference laboratory.

Derivatives

  • speciate

  • verb ˈspiːʃɪeɪtˈspiːsɪeɪt
    [no object]Biology
    • Develop into a new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

      〔生〕物种形成

      advanced organisms like fish take thousands of years to speciate
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The organisms were identified and speciated based on colony morphology and biochemical reactions.
      • Certain animals can speciate in under 10 millennia.
      • Theory predicts that in rapidly speciating taxa gene genealogies will vary between loci.

Definition of speciation in US English:

speciation

noun
Biology
  • The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

    〔生〕物种形成

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We are the product of a process of speciation, competition, and ecological change.
    • There are hundreds of cases of evolutionary change observed in progress and dozens of observed speciations.
    • The creation of a new species is known as speciation.
    • If final speciation was not done on site, participants were asked to identify their reference laboratory.
    • Many of us think of evolution as speciation, but populations of insects evolved resistance without budding into new species.
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