Standard Lemma guide

codominant

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Equally dominant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • codominant species in a region

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English dominant English codominant From co- + dominant.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kodominantti — equally dominant
  • Finnish: yhteisvallitseva — equally dominant
  • German: kodominant — equally dominant
  • Romanian: codominant — equally dominant
  • Swedish: kodominant — equally dominant