Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sexual selection

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: sex-u-al s-e-lec-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Charles Darwin in his work The Descent of Man (1871).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sexual selections (plural)

Phrases

artificial selection natural selection sexual method sexual dimorphism

Frequently Paired Words

artificial selection natural selection sexual method sexual dimorphism

Questions

What does sexual selection mean?: A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.
Where does sexual selection come from?: Coined by Charles Darwin in his work The Descent of Man (1871).

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