maladaptation
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maladaptation
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From mal- + adaptation.
noun maladaptations
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The state of being poorly adapted to an environment.
It suggests that species interactions are likely to be in continual flux as they evolve in different ways in different populations, that local maladaptation may be an occasional and important outcome of continuing coevolution between species, and that few coevolved traits will spread across the enti
Opposite: adaptation
Talk about this word "maladaptation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maladaptation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. maladaptation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maladaptation "maladaptation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maladaptation.Cite this
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title = {maladaptation},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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