competitive exclusion (English, noun)
expansion: competitive exclusion (countable and uncountable, plural competitive exclusions)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The principle that states that two species who are very similar, and compete for the same resources, cannot coexist indefinitely, as the one with the slight advantage will outperform the other and eventually drive it into extinction.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: competitive exclusions
tags: plural