adaptive radiation
NOUN
18 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
adaptive radiation is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does adaptive radiation mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches.
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