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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The research team constructed the first evolutionary tree for decapodiformes based on genome sequences from nearly all major lineages.
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These species represented a range of evolutionary branches, body sizes, and skeletal features.
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"It works as a split signal, which is an elegant evolutionary design in which two components of a single factor independently regulate distinct processes that must be tightly coordinated in space and time," noted Shamsi.
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To determine how this species fits into the evolutionary history of humans, the researchers used a Bayesian "tip-dating" method.
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"We believe this was a major driver for the evolutionary diversification of birds and other fauna in the North Island."
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