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hopeful monster

hopeful monster noun: an organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage according to macromutation theory.

Noun

hopeful monster (plural hopeful monsters)

  1. (evolutionary theory) An organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage according to macromutation theory.

Forms of hopeful monster

pluralhopeful monsters

Origin of hopeful monster

Coined by German biologist Richard Goldschmidt.

Questions about hopeful monster

What does hopeful monster mean?
Hopeful monster means an organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage according to macromutation theory.
What part of speech is hopeful monster?
Hopeful monster is a noun.
What is the plural of hopeful monster?
The plural of hopeful monster is hopeful monsters.

Words near hopeful monster in the dictionary

  1. hopediction
  2. hopedicts
  3. hopedst
  4. Hopefield
  5. hopeful
  6. hopeful monster
  7. hopeful monsters
  8. hopefull
  9. hopefuller
  10. hopefullest
  11. hopefully

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