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English noun: theory of evolution

1. theory of evolution (cognition) (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals


Synonymsevolutionism, theory of organic evolution


Broader (hypernym)scientific theory


Narrower (hyponym)Darwinism, Lamarckism, punctuated equilibrium, theory of punctuated equilibrium


Domain categorybiological science, biology









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