macroevolutionary
roʊˌɛv noun Biology.
major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
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macroevolution (ˌmækrəʊˌiːvəˈluːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| biology the evolution of large taxonomic groups such as genera and families | |
| macroevo'lutionary | |
| —adj | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| macroevolution (ˌmækrəʊˌiːvəˈluːʃən) | |
| —n | |
| biology the evolution of large taxonomic groups such as genera and families | |
| macroevo'lutionary | |
| —adj | |
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macroevolution  (māk'rō-ěv'ə-l 'shən) Pronunciation Key
Evolution that results in the formation of a new taxonomic group above the level of a species. |
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