Lamarckian

/ləˈmɑːkɪ.ən/ adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.

    "Even after Darwin began publishing, Spencer remained a Lamarckian, a disciple of an earlier advocate of evolution who believed organisms could pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring."

  2. 2
    a believer in Lamarckism wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Lamarckism. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Lamarckism wordnet

Example

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"Even after Darwin began publishing, Spencer remained a Lamarckian, a disciple of an earlier advocate of evolution who believed organisms could pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring."

Etymology

From Lamarck + -ian.

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