Definition of counteradaptation
plural counteradaptations
or counter-adaptations
1
: adaptation of an organism (as in modification of behavior, physiology, or form) in response to an adaptation of another organism with which it regularly interacts
- counteradaptation of insect pests in response to novel defensive chemicals produced by plant hosts
- counteradaptations serving as a selective force to future change
2
: opposition to the effect of a drug or stimulus that is hypothesized to develop in an organism as a mechanism to maintain homeostasis
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counteradaptive
or counter-adaptive adjective-
- counteradaptive processes
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- counteradaptive coevolution
