seleção natural
Portuguese, noun/se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ na.tuˈɾaw/
seleção natural is spelled S-E-L-E-Ç-Ã-O-N-A-T-U-R-A-L (14 letters). Seleção natural is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “natural selection (process by which beneficial traits tend to be passed on to succeeding generations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does seleção natural mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenatural selection (process by which beneficial traits tend to be passed on to succeeding generations)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. sobrevivência e sucesso reprodutivo de indivíduos ou grupos que melhor se adaptam ao meio ambiente, em detrimento das formas menos aptas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of seleção natural
- selecção natural alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seleção natural?
- Brazil /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ na.tuˈɾaw/
- Brazil [se.leˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ na.tuˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.