LAMARCKISM


Meaning of LAMARCKISM in English

[ la'mα:kɪz(ə)m ]

■ noun the theory of evolution based on the supposed inheritance of acquired characteristics, devised by the French naturalist Jean Baptiste de Lamarck (1744–1829).

Derivatives

Lamarckian noun & adjective

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