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dysteleology

dysteleology noun: the view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.

Noun

dysteleology (uncountable)

  1. The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.
  2. The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants.
  3. The frustration of natural function, as for example where an insect obtains nectar by puncturing a nectary instead of by the floral opening.

dysteleology meaning in Tamil

dysteleology in Tamil

தவையில்லா உறுப்பினை பெற்றிருக்கும் நிலை, துர்நோக்கவியல்

Origin of dysteleology

From dys- + teleology.

Words formed from dysteleology

Questions about dysteleology

What does dysteleology mean?
Dysteleology means the view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.
What is dysteleology in Tamil?
Dysteleology in Tamil is தவையில்லா உறுப்பினை பெற்றிருக்கும் நிலை, துர்நோக்கவியல். See Dysteleology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dysteleology?
Dysteleology is a noun.

Words near dysteleology in the dictionary

  1. dystelectasis
  2. dysteleologic
  3. dysteleological
  4. dysteleologist
  5. dysteleologists
  6. dysteleology
  7. Dyster
  8. Dysters
  9. dystextia
  10. dystextias
  11. dysthanasia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dysteleology (page history and authors); dysteleology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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