( n. )
The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism.
( n. )
The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012