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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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Mr. Barash is an evolutionary biologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Human domestication has shaped animals, but the evolutionary river flows both ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That signal helped the team resolve evolutionary trees that had remained disputed for decades.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers were also able to place the new species within the mammal family tree using MorphoBank, a comprehensive research platform for studying mammalian evolutionary relationships.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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