verb
- evolved together or in response to each other over time
Usage: biology; past tense of coevolve
Examples
- Flowers and their pollinators coevolved over millions of years.
- The predator and prey species coevolved defensive and hunting strategies.
- These two plant species coevolved in the same ecosystem.
- The bacteria and host organism coevolved a symbiotic relationship.
- Scientists studied how the insects coevolved with their food sources.
- The competing species coevolved different survival mechanisms.