TELEONOMY


Meaning of TELEONOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-lē-ˈä-nə-mē, ˌtē- ]

noun

Etymology: teleo- (as in teleology ) + -nomy

Date: 1958

: the quality of apparent purposefulness of structure or function in living organisms due to evolutionary adaptation

• tel·e·o·nom·ic ˌte-lē-ə-ˈnä-mik, ˌtē- adjective

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