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Neo-Lamarckism

Neo-Lamarckism noun: lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by later biologists, especially as maintaining that the offspring inherits traits acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.

Noun (1)

Neo-Lamarckism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by later biologists, especially as maintaining that the offspring inherits traits acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.

Noun (2) capitalized: neo-Lamarckism

neo-Lamarckism (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Neo-Lamarckism.

Forms of Neo-Lamarckism

alternative formneo-Lamarckism

Origin of Neo-Lamarckism

From neo- + Lamarckism.

Questions about Neo-Lamarckism

What does Neo-Lamarckism mean?
Neo-Lamarckism means lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by later biologists, especially as maintaining that the offspring inherits traits acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.
What part of speech is Neo-Lamarckism?
Neo-Lamarckism is a noun.

Words near Neo-Lamarckism in the dictionary

  1. Neo-Kantians
  2. neo-Kraepelinians
  3. neo-Lamarckian
  4. Neo-Lamarckianism
  5. neo-Lamarckians
  6. Neo-Lamarckism
  7. Neo-Latin
  8. neo-Leninism
  9. neo-liberal
  10. neo-liberals
  11. neo-libertarian Falangism

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