Evolutionary Meaning

/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/
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adjOf or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

adjHaving formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.

Darwin developed the evolutionary theory.
The last few decades have brought significant changes to evolutionary thought.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ biologist studied how birds developed different beaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fish has several ____ adaptations that allow it to live in the extreme pressure of the deep sea.

Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English evolutionary From evolution + -ary.

"It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted." — 2013 March 26, Harold J. Morowitz, “The Smallest Cell”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2017, page 83:
"The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II." — 1974 Dec., Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. Winter, “Neoclassical vs. Evolutionary Theories of Economic Growth: Critique and Prospectus”, in The Economic Journal, volume 84, number 336, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 886–905:

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The ____ biologist studied how birds developed different beaks.
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The fish has several ____ adaptations that allow it to live in the extreme pressure of the deep sea.

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