cospeciation

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noun

An event that occurs when a symbiotic relationship between two organisms leads to a change creating a new species in the process.

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Meanings

nouncospeciation (countable and uncountable, plural cospeciations)

plural cospeciations

  1. countableuncountableAn event that occurs when a symbiotic relationship between two organisms leads to a change creating a new species in the process.

Origin

From co- + speciation.

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APA

cospeciation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cospeciation

MLA

“cospeciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cospeciation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cospeciation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cospeciation.

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