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survival of the fittest

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survival of the fittest
n.
Natural selection conceived of as a struggle for life in which only those organisms best adapted to existing conditions are able to survive and reproduce.
survival of the fittest
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a popular term for natural selection
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Noun1.survival of the fittest - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
natural selection, survival, selection
natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"


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As though by common assent they fought, as though to determine once and for all their right to live, in accordance with the law of the survival of the fittest.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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