Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parent-offspring conflict

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: par-en-t-off-spring -con-flict
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal parental investment in an offspring from the standpoint of the parent and the offspring.

Inflected Forms

parent-offspring conflicts (plural)

Questions

What does parent-offspring conflict mean?: The evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal parental investment in an offspring from the standpoint of the parent and the offspring.

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