cospecialize

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verb

To specialize jointly.

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Meanings

verbcospecialize (third-person singular simple present cospecializes, present participle cospecializing, simple past and past participle cospecialized)

present singular third person cospecializes · participle present cospecializing · participle past cospecialized · past cospecialized

  1. To specialize jointly.

    Because the simultaneous transfer of pollen and gathering of food are extremely important activities for the survival of the plant and the pollinator, respectively, evolution has tended to cospecialize their roles.

    1984, Kenneth D. Johnson, David Rayle, Lee Wedberg, Biology: An Introduction, page 241

Origin

From co- + specialize.

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APA

cospecialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cospecialize

MLA

“cospecialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cospecialize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cospecialize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cospecialize.

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