Etymology

annidation

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromad“to”
  2. English todayannidation

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

Words from the same roots

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