Definition of speciation in English:
speciation
noun ˌspiːsiːˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌspiːʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounBiology The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.
Example sentencesExamples
- We are the product of a process of speciation, competition, and ecological change.
- Many of us think of evolution as speciation, but populations of insects evolved resistance without budding into new species.
- There are hundreds of cases of evolutionary change observed in progress and dozens of observed speciations.
- The creation of a new species is known as speciation.
- If final speciation was not done on site, participants were asked to identify their reference laboratory.