hyperadaptation (English, noun)
expansion: hyperadaptation (usually uncountable, plural hyperadaptations)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation.
tags: uncountable
usually
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The overapplication of phonological adaptations from one language variety to another beyond what is justified by the etymological correspondences between the two varieties, resulting in artificial, ahistorical forms that are not part of either variety; sometimes done as a form of exaggeration for stylistic effect.
tags: uncountable
usually
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A term coined via this process.
tags: uncountable
usually
Forms:
form: hyperadaptations
tags: plural