generalised

1. 1.

   not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment

   “the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal”

   Synonymsgeneralized

   Similarunspecialized

   biology

Questions about generalised

What does generalised mean?

generalised means "not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment".

How many syllables are in generalised?

generalised has 4 syllables: gene-ra-li-sed. The stress falls on "ra".

What is another word for generalised?

Close synonyms include generalized. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.