■ noun Biology the axiom or assumption that each feature of an organism is the result of evolutionary adaptation for a particular function.
Derivatives
adaptationist noun & adjective
■ noun Biology the axiom or assumption that each feature of an organism is the result of evolutionary adaptation for a particular function.
Derivatives
adaptationist noun & adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004