Usually means: Rapid diversification from common ancestor.
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  1. adaptive radiation: Merriam-Webster
  2. adaptive radiation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. adaptive radiation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. adaptive radiation: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. adaptive radiation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. Adaptive radiation: Biology dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (adaptive radiation)

noun:  (biology) The diversification of species into separate forms that each adapt to occupy a specific environmental niche.

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