SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

Synonyms:

natural selection; selection; survival; survival of the fittest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("survival of the fittest" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

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