Meanings
adjectivemacroevolutionary (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Englishevolutionary
- Englishmacroevolutionary
From macro- + evolutionary.
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macroevolutionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroevolutionary
MLA
“macroevolutionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroevolutionary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroevolutionary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroevolutionary.
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