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Meaning of sexual selection | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština pohlavní výběr
Deutsch sexuelle Auswahl sexuelle Selektion
Suomi seksuaalivalinta sukupuolivalinta
Français sélection sexuelle
Íslenska kynbundið val
Nederlands seksuele selectie
Polski dobór płciowy
Português seleção sexual
Română selecție sexuală
Русский половой отбор

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sexual slavery sexual tension sexual union sexual violence sexuale sexualisation

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