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Lamarckians

Lamarckians is the plural of Lamarckian.

Meaning of Lamarckian

Noun

Lamarckian (plural Lamarckians)

  1. A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.
    • Even after Darwin began publishing, Spencer remained a Lamarckian, a disciple of an earlier advocate of evolution who believed organisms could pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring.2011, Jeff Riggenbach, Mises Daily, The Real William Graham Sumner
    Synonyms:
    Lamarckist

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Questions about Lamarckians

What is Lamarckians the plural of?
Lamarckians is the plural of Lamarckian.

Words near Lamarckians in the dictionary

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

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