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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements. historical, uncountable

Etymology

From kineto- + genesis, coined by Edward Drinker Cope.

Related phrases

neo lamarckian

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