speciate

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire le processus par lequel, au cours de l'évolution, de nouvelles espèces biologiques apparaissent à partir d'une espèce ancestrale.

A verb used to describe the process by which new biological species arise through evolution.

1. Form new speciesC2formalscientific

   To evolve into a new species, typically through adaptation to different environments or isolation.

   Spécier (former de nouvelles espèces)

   • Populations of birds can speciate when separated by a mountain range.
   • Darwin's finches are a classic example of how animals speciate on islands.
   • Over millions of years, isolated groups of fish speciated into distinct forms.

   Antonymesconvergemergeunite