[{"word":"exaptation","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Birds initially developed wings and feathers as a means of heat regulation. The use of wings for flight is an example of exaptation."},{"definition":"(by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical (morphosyntactic or phonological) or semantic work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exaptation"]}]