SCANDAL

See also: scandal

English

Phrase

SCANDAL

1. (biology, evolution, taxonomy, pathology) Acronym of speciated by cancer development animals.

Noun

SCANDAL (plural SCANDALs)

1. (biology, evolution, taxonomy, pathology) Ellipsis of SCANDAL taxon; a species or taxon which speciated due to the SCANDAL process.

   Hyponyms: HeLa, Myxosporea

   Coordinate term: transmissible cancer

2. (biology, evolution, taxonomy, pathology) Ellipsis of SCANDAL process; the mechanism for speciation through cancer cells becoming independent of the originating creature, and living on.

   Coordinate term: transmissible cancer