DOLLO'S LAW


Meaning of DOLLO'S LAW in English

ˈdä(ˌ)lōz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized D

Etymology: after Louis Dollo died 1931 Belgian paleontologist

: a generalization in biology: characters lost in the course of evolution are never regained in the original form

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