英语释义
1. convergence sense 3
In some cases, a taxon is composed of the descendants of unrelated ancestors that evolved similar features by convergent evolution and for this reason have been mistaken as relatives.
— Douglas J. Futuyma, Evolutionary Biology, 2nd edition, 1986 … it can be difficult to decide whether similarity reflects shared ancestry or convergent evolution, and whether dissimilarity reflects shared ancestry or adaptive radiation.
— Jared M. Diamond, Nature, 1 Sept. 1983