SPECIATE

speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise

(verb) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

speciate (third-person singular simple present speciates, present participle speciating, simple past and past participle speciated)

(taxonomy) To form new biological species by the division of an existing one

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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