evolutionary
Americanadjective
-
pertaining to evolution or development; developmental.
the evolutionary origin of species.
-
of, relating to, or in accordance with a theory of evolution, especially in biology.
-
pertaining to or performing evolutions.
Other Word Forms
- antievolutionary adjective
- evolutionarily adverb
- nonevolutionary adjective
- preevolutionary adjective
- proevolutionary adjective
- unevolutionary adjective
Etymology
Origin of evolutionary
Example Sentences
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Michael Lee, an evolutionary biologist at the South Australian Museum not involved in the research, said "the new fossils from China demonstrate that the Sinsk event affected shallow water forms most severely".
From Barron's
That idea has long been used to describe evolutionary standoffs between species, such as hosts and the parasites or pathogens that attack them.
From Science Daily
You have a natural evolutionary gift, designed to protect you.
From Literature
Instead, the study shows that tumors follow measurable patterns shaped by chromosome makeup, evolutionary pressures, and treatment-related stress.
From Science Daily
No complete genome of the pathogen responsible for pinta has yet been recovered, which leaves questions about its evolutionary relationships and classification.
From Science Daily
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