preadaptation
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noun \ˌprē-ˌa-ˌdap-ˈtā-shən\Definition of PREADAPTATION
: a character of an organism or taxonomic group that takes on a function when none previously existed or that differs from its existing function which has been derived by evolution; also : the possession of one or more such characters
First Known Use of PREADAPTATION
1886
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