1. past tense and past participle of codiscover; discovered jointly or together with another person or persons
Usage: typically used in academic, scientific, or historical contexts; often appears in passive voice or as an adjective describing a discovery made by multiple parties

Examples

• The two scientists codiscovered a new species of deep-sea fish in 2019.
• The element was codiscovered by researchers from three different universities.
• They codiscovered the ancient artifact while excavating the archaeological site.
• The theorem was codiscovered by mathematicians working in separate countries.
• These researchers codiscovered the mechanism behind the disease.