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NEO-DARWINIAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings
Example:
Neo-Darwinian theories
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
neo-Darwinism (a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations)
Derivation:
neo-Darwinism (a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations)