This is an example of the survival of the fittest, as it is called.
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Fittest
Synonyms for "fittest" (12 found)
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best candidatebest matchedbest survivors
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9 entriesbest matchbest matcheddominant genotypehealthiestmost athleticmost suitableoptimal candidatestrongestsurvivor
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8 entriesfittest candidatefittest designfittest genotypefittest individualfittest individualsfittest memberfittest populationfittest species
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The fittest survive. What is meant by the fittest? Not the strongest; not the cleverest— Weakness and stupidity everywhere survive. There is no way of determining fitness except in that a thing does survive. "Fitness," then, is only another name for "survival." Darwinism: That survivors survive.
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Tatoeba: Let the fittest sentence survive!
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Let it be survival of the fittest, but quickly and carefully directed.
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