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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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"Through its analysis, we found that a trait that is generally linked to evolutionary success was present in animals long before true mammals originated."

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

In evolutionary terms, this type of transformation is related to the set of anatomical changes that would later prove fundamental to the success of archosaurs.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

This shared evolutionary history produced strikingly different animals.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Darwin had obviously split ways with Lamarck’s evolutionary ideas.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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