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macroevolution

The English word “macroevolution” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.

Etymology

From macro- + evolution.

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