Term: emergent evolution: the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: abrading stone: a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: retrograde amnesia: loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: walk: manner of walking
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: simplification: elimination of superfluous details
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: paradoxical sleep: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: mythologization: the restatement of a message as a myth
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: leopard lily: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: soft diet: a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: wykehamist: a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College
Broader: evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | Unrelated: paramount issue: an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled