Meaning Of The Word Macroevolution

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macroevolution in American English
large-scale and long-range evolution involving the appearance of new genera, families, etc. of organisms
noun: major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa

macroevolution in British English
noun: the evolution of large taxonomic groups such as genera and families

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