NEO-DARWINISM

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Meaning:

A modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("neo-Darwinism" is a kind of...):

Darwinism (a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection)

Derivation:

neo-Darwinian (of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings)

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