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These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with innovation. evolutionaryadjectiveuk /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us /ˌev.əˈluː.ʃən.er.i/ relating to the way in which populations of living things change and develop ... See more at evolutionaryinnovationnounuk /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/us /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ a new idea ... See more at innovation

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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The book is divided into three parts, an introduction to reefs both ancient and modern, environmental controls, and evolutionary innovation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Biologists recognize two possible mechanisms for evolutionary innovation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Finally, the most important phenomenon on a long-term time scale is evolutionary innovation. From the Cambridge English Corpus The final part, on evolutionary innovation, begins by investigating the adaptive success of sessile organisms, particularly in terms of clonality and modularization. From the Cambridge English Corpus The loss of the hinge line was an important evolutionary innovation, rhynchonellids being the first truly non-strophic shells with a purely internal articulation (teeth-sockets). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A flower can be considered a powerful evolutionary innovation, because its presence allowed the plant world to access new means and mechanisms for reproduction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A spur is considered an evolutionary innovation because it defines pollinator specificity and attraction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This evolutionary innovation involved many morphological changes such as webbed digits, elongation of the forelimb, and reduction in bone thickness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Epigenetic alterations of gene regulation or phenotype generation that are subsequently consolidated by changes at the gene level constitute another class of mechanisms for evolutionary innovation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They summarize evolutionary innovations among early vascular land plants and look at their effects on weathering processes, pedogenesis and the hydrological cycle. From the Cambridge English Corpus Their similarity to other ground-dwelling birds such as partridges and megapodes is a result of convergence and symplesiomorphy rather than shared evolutionary innovations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Also, unlike most other catfishes, the premaxillae are highly mobile, and the lower jaws have evolved towards a medial position, with the teeth pointed rostroventrally; these are important evolutionary innovations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of evolutionary Go to the definition of innovation See other collocations with innovation {{#randomImageQuizHook.filename}} {{#randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes Try a quiz now {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{^randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.filename}}

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• Definition of evolutionary
• Definition of innovation
• Examples of evolutionary innovation
• Other collocations with innovation