coevolution

The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.

Noun

  1. The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
    • These species breed in a variety of both terrestrial and marine snails, although there is no obvious pattern of coevolution. - 2005, “Revision of New World Species of Shore Fly Genus Discomyza Meigen (Diptera:...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English evolution English coevolution From co- + evolution.

Forms

coevolutions co-evolution

Related

coevolutionary coevolve evolutionary arms race