struggle for existence
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noun
the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind.
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Origin of struggle for existence
First recorded in1820–30
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British Dictionary definitions for struggle for existence
struggle for existence
noun
(not in technical usage) competition between organisms of a population, esp as a factor in the evolution of plants and animalsSee also natural selection
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