Adaptationist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A supporter of adaptationism.
"Until one is clear about just what one means by adaptationism, what evidence one needs to accuse someone of being an "adaptationist" will remain vague; this rather diminishes the force of the accusation."
Example
More examples"Until one is clear about just what one means by adaptationism, what evidence one needs to accuse someone of being an "adaptationist" will remain vague; this rather diminishes the force of the accusation."
Etymology
From adaptation + -ist.
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