Species that are adapted to a wide range of environmental niches Such species tend to be genetically and physically variable Compare with specialized
not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal
You use generalized to describe medical conditions or problems which affect the whole of someone's body, or the whole of a part of their body. She experienced an increase in generalized aches and pains. generalised muscle disorders. involving or relating to many things, people, or parts
Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type
not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal"
gen·er·al·ized in BRIT, also use generalised1. Generalized means involving many different things, rather than one or two specific things. a generalised discussion about admirable singers. generalised feelings of inadequacy. = general specific
made general; widely prevalent; "a problem of generalized human needs"; "a state of generalized discontent" spread throughout a body or system; "generalized edema" not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal