Evolutionary

//ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution. not-comparable

    "The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors."

  2. 2
    Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution. not-comparable

    "The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or produced by evolution wordnet

Synonyms

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advancingbradytelicdevelopingevolutionalevolutionalevolutionist

Example

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"With this as background I turn now to an account of the present state of evolutionary biology."

Etymology

From evolution + -ary.

Related phrases

anti-evolutionaryco-evolutionaryeco-evolutionaryevolutionary adaptationevolutionary adaptednessevolutionary altruismevolutionary analysisevolutionary anthropologistevolutionary anthropologyevolutionary basisevolutionary behaviorevolutionary behaviour

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