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macroevolution

Syllabification: (mac·ro·ev·o·lu·tion)
Definition of macroevolution

noun

Biology
  • major evolutionary change. The term applies mainly to the evolution of whole taxonomic groups over long periods of time.

Derivatives

macroevolutionary

adjective

macroevolution in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of macroevolution in the British & World English dictionary