exaptations (0 synonym found)

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Definition of exaptations:

(n) : (biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved.
(n) : (linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical (morphosyntactic or phonological) or semantic work.
Definition of exaptations:

(n) : (biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved.
(n) : (linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical (morphosyntactic or phonological) or semantic work.
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