LAMARCK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)

Synonyms:

Chevalier de Lamarck; Jean Baptiste de Lamarck; Lamarck

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))

Derivation:

Lamarckian (of or relating to Lamarckism)

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