macroevolution

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macroevolution

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Etymology

From macro- +‎ evolution.

Noun

macroevolution (usually uncountable, plural macroevolutions)

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

Coordinate terms

• microevolution

Derived terms

• macroevolutionist

Translations

large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life

Arabic: اَلتَّطَوُّر اَلْكَبِير m (at-taṭawwur al-kabīr) Catalan: macroevolució f Spanish: macroevolución f

See also

• evolution
• microevolution