population bottleneck

noun

A sudden, and normally temporary decrease in a population typically due to a stressful situation.

Similar
genetic bottleneck
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Meanings

nounpopulation bottleneck (plural population bottlenecks)

plural population bottlenecks

  1. A sudden, and normally temporary decrease in a population typically due to a stressful situation.

    Synonyms: genetic bottleneck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sudden, and normally temporary decrease in a population typically due to a stressful situation.

Similar
genetic bottleneck
Also see
genetic bottleneck

Translations

Danish flaskehalseffekt
  • flaskehalseffektpopulation bottleneck
German genetischer Flaschenhals
  • genetischer Flaschenhalspopulation bottleneck
Swedish flaskhalseffekt
  • flaskhalseffektpopulation bottleneck
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APA

population bottleneck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/population%20bottleneck

MLA

“population bottleneck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/population%20bottleneck. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “population bottleneck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/population%20bottleneck.

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