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struggle for existence
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.
struggle for existence
noun
- not in technical usage competition between organisms of a population, esp as a factor in the evolution of plants and animals See also natural selection
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Word History and Origins
Origin of struggle for existence1
First recorded in 1820–30
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