horotelic

[ hawr-uh-tel-ik ]

adjectiveBiology.
  1. of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.

Origin of horotelic

1
<Greek hóro(s) boundary + tél(os) end, consummation + -ic

Other words from horotelic

  • hor·o·tel·y, noun

Words Nearby horotelic

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