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Deadaptation

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readaptationnounA second or subsequent adaptation.
adaptationnoun(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
retroconversionnounconversion back to a previous (typically an original) form
deacclimatizationnounacclimatization to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another)
radioadaptationnoun(biology) adaptation to ionizing radiation
vestigializationnounConversion to vestigial form
metamorphismnoun(zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
exaptationnoun(biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved.
counteradaptationnounadaptation that counters a change to an organism's environment
remutationnounmutation again, or back to a previous form
transmorphismnounThe transformation or development of one thing into another.
throwbacknoun(slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
featurizationnoun(linguistics, computing) The development of additional features.
enallagenoun(rhetoric) Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.
consertionnounjunction; adaptation
recaptivationnouncaptivation again or anew
transmogrificationnounThe act or process of being transformed into a different form.
throw-backnounAlternative form of throwback. [A reversion to an earlier stage of development.]
assimilationnounThe act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
dishabituationnounA way of responding to old stimuli as if they were new.

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