English noun: theory of evolution | |||
1. | theory of evolution (cognition) (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals | ||
Synonyms | evolutionism, theory of organic evolution | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scientific theory | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Darwinism, Lamarckism, punctuated equilibrium, theory of punctuated equilibrium | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||