cospecialize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

co- +‎ specialize

Verb[edit]

cospecialize (third-person singular simple present cospecializes, present participle cospecializing, simple past and past participle cospecialized)

  1. To specialize jointly.
    • 1984, Kenneth D. Johnson, David Rayle, Lee Wedberg, Biology: An Introduction, page 241:
      Because the simultaneous transfer of pollen and gathering of food are extremely important activities for the survival of the plant and the pollinator, respectively, evolution has tended to cospecialize their roles.