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verbexapt (third-person singular simple present exapts, present participle exapting, simple past and past participle exapted)
present singular third person exapts · participle present exapting · participle past exapted · past exapted
- evolutionary theorybiologyTo exhibit exaptation; to repurpose a pre-existing adaptation.
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APA
exapt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exapt
MLA
“exapt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exapt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exapt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exapt.
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