1. undergoes speciation; evolves into distinct species
Usage: biology; third person singular present

Examples

• The population speciates when isolated on different islands.
• Over millions of years, the ancestral bird speciates into multiple distinct species.
• Geographic separation often causes a single species to speciate into two or more.
• The research shows how rapidly this fish speciates in new environments.
• When the habitat fragments, the original population speciates along different evolutionary paths.