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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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“This is actually a big problem in evolutionary biology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Despite its poor condition, the senior geosciences major spent two years carefully reconstructing the fossil and figuring out where it fits in the evolutionary history of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"A similar evolutionary pattern has been documented in other animal groups," said Lerosey-Aubril.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Many of the geologists argued against an evolutionary theory that one of his old Edinburgh professors, Robert Grant, proposed.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman



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