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Lamarckianism

Lamarckianism is the alternative form of Lamarckism.

Meaning of Lamarckism

Noun

Lamarckism (uncountable)

  1. (historical, evolutionary theory) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.
    • Coordinate term: Darwinism

Origin of Lamarckianism

From Lamarckian + -ism.

Words formed from Lamarckianism

Questions about Lamarckianism

What is Lamarckianism the alternative form of?
Lamarckianism is the alternative form of Lamarckism.

Words near Lamarckianism in the dictionary

  1. Lamarcas
  2. Lamarche
  3. Lamarches
  4. Lamarck
  5. Lamarckian
  6. Lamarckianism
  7. Lamarckians
  8. Lamarckism
  9. Lamarckist
  10. Lamarckists
  11. Lamarco

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