preadaptive

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ adaptive

Adjective

preadaptive (not comparable)

  1. Serving as an adaptation for something to occur in the future.
    • 1987, John G. Fleagle, Primate Evolution and Human Origins (page 264)
      The pelvic modifications were associated with changes which were not primarily concerned with locomotion, but which rendered the pelvis preadaptive for erect posture.
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