radiations
- plural of radiation.
Example Sentences
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There were radiations of hoofed mammals; of primates including our ancestors; of whales and dolphins; of the all-time biggest sharks.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
The link between a tendency to explore and colonize new environments and rapid evolution could help explain adaptive radiations in other species, says Daniel Moen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024
The ultimate causes, or triggers, of adaptive radiations is one of the big mysteries in biology.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
Within it are markers noting the evolutionary appearance of various characteristics that jump-started major adaptive radiations.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
Billy received a message carried by the radiations.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
