preadaptive

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ adaptive

Adjective[edit]

preadaptive (not comparable)

  1. Serving as an adaptation for something to occur in the future.
    • 1987, John G. Fleagle, Primate Evolution and Human Origins, page 264:
      The pelvic modifications were associated with changes which were not primarily concerned with locomotion, but which rendered the pelvis preadaptive for erect posture.
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