- adaptationist
- adjective Date: 1978 explaining or seeking to explain the evolution of traits in terms of their adaptive function or survival value • adaptationist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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adaptationist — ¦aˌdap¦tāshənə̇st also ¦adəp¦t or əˌdapˈt adjective Etymology: adaptation + ist (II) : explaining or seeking to explain the evolution of the traits of an organism in terms of their adaptive function or survival value • adaptationist noun … Useful english dictionary
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adaptationist — ad·ap·ta·tion·ist … English syllables
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