Darwinism
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Dar·win·ism
(där′wĭ-nĭz′əm)n.
A theory of biological evolution developed by Charles Darwin and others, stating that all species of organisms have developed from other species, primarily through natural selection. Also called Darwinian theory.
Dar′win·ist n.
Dar′win·is′tic adj.
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Darwinism
(ˈdɑːwɪˌnɪzəm) orDarwinian theory
n
(Biology) the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection. Compare Lamarckism See also Neo-Darwinism
ˈDarwinist, ˈDarwinite n, adj
ˌDarwinˈistic adj
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Dar•win•ism
(ˈdɑr wəˌnɪz əm)n.
the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent with slight variation from parent forms through the natural selection of individuals best adapted for survival and reproduction.
[1855–60]
Dar′win•ist, n., adj.
Dar`win•is′tic, adj.
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Darwinism
the theory of evolution by natural selection of those species best adapted to survive the struggle for existence. — Darwinian, n., ad).
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Noun | 1. | ![]() evolutionism, theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution - (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals neo-Darwinism - a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations |
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