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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This similarity has strengthened the proposed evolutionary link between viruses and complex cells.
From Science Daily
After narrowing the data to several thousand species, the researchers placed the enzyme sequences onto an evolutionary tree of life.
From Science Daily
"My PhD project is looking at the evolutionary relationships of these early crocodiles," said Bodenham.
From BBC
Since the dawn of his career, Eastwick has had more than one bone to pick with evolutionary psychology.
From Los Angeles Times
They shared conference invites and articles on subjects Epstein took a liking to, such as mathematics, theoretical physics, psychology, evolutionary biology and brain science.
From Los Angeles Times
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