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—preadaptable, adj./pree'euh dapt"/, v.i. Biol.to undergo pre-adaptation.[1840-50; PRE- + ADAPT]
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preadapt — v. match in advance, fit beforehand, make suitable in advance; acclimate in advance, habituate beforehand … English contemporary dictionary
preadapt — pre·adapt … English syllables
preadapt — |prē+ transitive verb Etymology: pre + adapt : to endow with preadaptation … Useful english dictionary
domestication — See domesticate. * * * Process of hereditary reorganization of wild animals and plants into forms more accommodating to the interests of people. In its strictest sense, it refers to the initial stage of human mastery of wild animals and plants.… … Universalium
desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area … Universalium
