Definitions For Exaptation
Noun
EXAPTATION. (countable and uncountable, plural EXAPTATIONs) (biology, evolutionary biology) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved. : {{ux, en, Birds initially developed wings and feathers as a means of heat regulation. The use of wings for flight is an example of exaptation.}}Translations
Italian: exattamento, mEtymology
ex-, adaptation. coined 1982 by palaeontologists {{w, stephen jay gould}} and {{w, elisabeth vrba}} to avoid the perceived teleological baggage of the existing term preadaptation.1982, s. j. gould, e. s. vrba, ', paleobiology, 8(1): 4–15See also
preadaptationIs Exaptation a Scrabble Word?
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The word Exaptation is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends