Lamarckism
/ləˈmɑːkɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs. historical, uncountable
"Coordinate term: Darwinism"
- 2 a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring wordnet
Etymology
Internationalism, from Lamarck (i.e. its proponent Jean-Baptiste Lamarck) + -ism.