Usually means: Independent species evolve similar traits.
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  1. convergent evolution: Merriam-Webster
  2. convergent evolution: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. convergent evolution: Collins English Dictionary
  4. convergent evolution: Wiktionary
  5. convergent evolution: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. convergent evolution: Dictionary.com
  7. Convergent evolution: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. convergent evolution: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. convergent evolution: Legal dictionary

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  1. convergent evolution: Encyclopedia

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  3. convergent evolution: Medical dictionary

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  1. convergent evolution: Evolution Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (convergent evolution)

noun:  (evolutionary theory) A trait of evolution in which species independently develop similar properties.

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