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annidation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-nida-tion
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adaptation of the various genotypes to different ecological niches, such as where a mutant form of a species is maintained in a population because it can flourish in a way that the parent organisms cannot.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ad (“to”) and nidus (“nest”). Coined by German biologist and university teacher Wilhelm Ludwig in 1950 as "a fifth evolutionary factor".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

annidations (plural)

Questions

What does annidation mean?
The adaptation of the various genotypes to different ecological niches, such as where a mutant form of a species is maintained in a population because it can flourish in a way that the parent organisms cannot.
Where does annidation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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