coevolution

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English evolution English coevolution From co- + evolution.

1. The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.

   “These species breed in a variety of both terrestrial and marine snails, although there is no obvious pattern of coevolution.”