Definitions for darwiniandɑrˈwɪn i ən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Dar•win•i•andɑrˈwɪn i ən(adj.)

  1. pertaining to Charles Darwin or his theories.

    Category: Biology

  2. (n.)a person who accepts Darwinism.

    Category: Biology

Origin of Darwinian:

1855–60

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Darwinian(adj)

    an advocate of Darwinism

  2. Darwinian(adj)

    of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution

    "Darwinian theories"

Wiktionary

  1. Darwinian(Noun)

    An adherent of Darwin's theory of the origin of species.

  2. Darwinian(Adjective)

    Relating to the theory of evolution, as advanced by Charles Darwin.

  3. Darwinian(Adjective)

    Competitive.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Darwinian(adj)

    pertaining to Darwin; as, the Darwinian theory, a theory of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things from certain original forms or elements

  2. Darwinian(noun)

    an advocate of Darwinism


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