Usually means: Two species cannot coexist indefinitely.
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  1. competitive exclusion: Merriam-Webster
  2. competitive exclusion: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. competitive exclusion: Collins English Dictionary
  4. competitive exclusion: Wiktionary
  5. Competitive exclusion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (competitive exclusion)

noun:  (biology) The principle that states that two species who are very similar, and compete for the same resources, cannot coexist indefinitely, as the one with the slight advantage will outperform the other and eventually drive it into extinction.

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