evolutionary
Americanadjective
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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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Published in Nature, the study sheds new light on African populations that lived close to the evolutionary branch leading to Homo sapiens and helps clarify the shared ancestry of H. sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.
From Science Daily
This finding suggests that plants may have adopted an unusual evolutionary strategy.
From Science Daily
Their dominance comes from genome streamlining, an evolutionary strategy in which organisms shed genes to conserve energy in nutrient-poor environments.
From Science Daily
Woodroaches are close relatives of termites and live in small family groups, making them an important evolutionary link.
From Science Daily
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
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