horotelic

hor·o·tel·ic

[hawr-uh-tel-ik]
adjective Biology.
of or pertaining to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.


Origin:
< Greek hóro(s) boundary + tél(os) end, consummation + -ic

hor·o·tel·y, noun
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