ADAPTATIONIST

Meaning of ADAPTATIONIST in English

adjective Date: 1978 explaining or seeking to explain the evolution of traits in terms of their adaptive function or survival value, ~ noun

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ADAPTATIONIST — ¦aˌdap¦tāshənə̇st also ¦adəp¦t- or əˌdapˈt- adjective Etymology: adaptation + -ist (II) : explaining or seeking to explain the evolution of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAPTATIONIST — adjective Date: 1978 : explaining or seeking to explain the evolution of traits in terms of their adaptive function or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADAPTATIONIST — n. Pronunciation: ˌ a- ˌ dap- ' t ā -sh( ə -)nist, -d ə p- Function: adjective Date: 1978 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ADAPTATIONISM — ■ noun Biology the axiom or assumption that each feature of an organism is the result of evolutionary adaptation for …
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