"island dwarfism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} island dwarfism (uncountable)
  1. An evolutionary process in which members of a species isolated on an island become smaller in size than their counterparts on the mainland. Tags: uncountable Related terms: island dwarf
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