macroevolution

English

Etymology

macro- +‎ evolution

Noun

macroevolution (usually uncountable, plural macroevolutions)

1. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.

Coordinate terms

• microevolution

Derived terms

• macroevolutionist

Translations

large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life

• Arabic: اَلتَّطَوُّر اَلْكَبِير m (at-taṭawwur al-kabīr)
• Catalan: macroevolució f
• Spanish: macroevolución f

See also

• evolution
• microevolution