Lamarckian

English

Etymology

Lamarck +‎ -ian

Noun

Lamarckian (plural Lamarckians)

1. A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.
   • 2011, Jeff Riggenbach, Mises Daily, The Real William Graham Sumner:

     Even after Darwin began publishing, Spencer remained a Lamarckian, a disciple of an earlier advocate of evolution who believed organisms could pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring.

Translations

a supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism

• French: lamarckien (fr)
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Adjective

Lamarckian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Lamarckism.

Translations

of or pertaining to Lamarckism

• French: lamarckien (fr)
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