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

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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