evolution 2

noundomain: natural proc.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

Synonyms

organic evolution 1
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
phylogeny 1
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
phylogenesis 1
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

Derivationally related form

evolutionary 1

adjective

of or relating to or produced by evolution

evolve 2

verb

undergo development or evolution

evolve 3

verb

gain through experience

Hyponym

anamorphosis 1

noun

the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes

anthropogenesis 1

noun

the evolution or genesis of the human race

emergent evolution 1

noun

the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution

macroevolution 1

noun

evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups

microevolution 1

noun

evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

Scopes trial 1

noun

a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed

biology 1

noun

the science that studies living organisms