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sexual selection
noun
Definition of SEXUAL SELECTION
: natural selection for characters that confer success in competition for a mate as distinguished from competition with other species; also : the choice of a mate based on a preference for certain characteristics (as color or bird song)
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First Known Use of SEXUAL SELECTION
1859
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sexual selection
noun
Medical Definition of SEXUAL SELECTION
: natural selection for characters that confer success in competition for a mate as distinguished from competition with other species; also : the choice of a mate based on a preference for certain characteristics (as color or bird song)
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