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preadaptation definition

pre·ad·ap·ta·tion (prē′ad əp tā′s̸hən)

noun

the possession of certain characteristics by an organism which make it more adaptable to a future environmental change than similar organisms are

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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