Dar·win·ism

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• Dar|win|ism — «DAHR wuh nihz uhm», the theory of evolution through natural selection, developed by Charles Darwin, according to which natural selection results in the survival of some plant and animal forms but not others. Among a number of slight variations… …   Useful english dictionary

• Ne|o-Dar|win|ism — «NEE oh DAHR wuh nihz uhm», noun. the theory, based on Darwinism, that the evolution of animals and plants depends upon the operation of natural selection and upon the variability caused by mutations within a population …   Useful english dictionary

• dar — abe·ce·dar·i·um; abe·ce·dar·i·us; ac·ni·dar·ia; amil·dar; au·mil·dar; ban·dar; bay ce·dar; bhu·mi·dar; bi·dar; bi·dar·ka; bil·dar; bon·dar; bor·dar; cal·en·dar·i·al; cal·en·dar·ic; cal·en·dar·ist; ce·dar; ces·to·dar·ia; chak·dar; chau·ki·dar;… …   English syllables

• win — bald·win; bur·ne·win; dar·win; dar·win·ism; dar·win·ize; er·win·ia; god·win·i·an; kar·win·skia; mer·win·ite; mi·de·wi·win; mid·win·ter; mid·win·ter·ly; mid·win·try; pat·win; pen·ny·win·kle; peri·win·kler; ra·win; ra·win·sonde; re·win; tis·win;… …   English syllables

• darwinism — dar·win·ism …   English syllables

• Darwinism — Dar·win·ism där wə .niz əm n a theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species of animals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new… …   Medical dictionary

• Darwinism — Dar•win•ism [[t]ˈdɑr wəˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. bio the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent with slight variation from parent forms through the natural selection of individuals best adapted for survival and reproduction • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

• Darwinism — Dar|win|ism [ darwı,nızəm ] noun uncount a theory of EVOLUTION …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• neo-Darwinism — neo Dar·win·ism där wə .niz əm n a theory of evolution that is a synthesis of Darwin s theory in terms of natural selection and modern population genetics neo Dar·win·ist nəst n …   Medical dictionary

• Neo-Darwinian — Neo Darwinism Ne o Dar win*ism, n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; esp. opposed to {Neo… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English