Adaptationist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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