LAMARCKISM


Meaning of LAMARCKISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈmär-ˌki-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: J.-B. de Monet de Lamarck

Date: 1884

: a theory of organic evolution asserting that environmental changes cause structural changes in animals and plants that are transmitted to offspring

• La·marck·ian -kē-ən adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.