"macroevolution" meaning in English

See macroevolution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: macroevolutions [plural]
Etymology: From macro- + evolution. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|evolution}} macro- + evolution Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} 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. Wikipedia link: macroevolution Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: macroevolutionist Related terms: evolution, microevolution Coordinate_terms: microevolution Translations (large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life): اَلتَّطَوُّر اَلْكَبِير (at-taṭawwur al-kabīr) [masculine] (Arabic), macroevolució [feminine] (Catalan), macroevolución [feminine] (Spanish)

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