hopeful monster

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noun Biology.

a hypothetical individual organism that, by means of a fortuitous macromutation permitting an adaptive shift to a new mode of life, becomes the founder of a new type of organism and a vehicle of macroevolution.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of hopeful monster

First recorded in 1933; phrase introduced by German geneticist Richard B. Goldschmidt (1879–1958)

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