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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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Determining what the LCA looked like and how it moved could help researchers understand the evolutionary steps that eventually produced habitual bipedalism, a form of movement practiced regularly only by humans.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Given our evolutionary relatedness to chimpanzees, we hope accumulative stone throwing can help us understand the emergence of complex communication and stone tool use over the course of human evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Many marmot problems appear to revolve around their appetite for salt, which they find on sweat-stained hiking poles and backpack straps as well as radiator fluid, said Blumstein, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The fossils shed light on another major evolutionary transformation: the emergence of the modern insect body plan.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

The two types of animals are consequently considered two distinct species, moving along separate evolutionary paths.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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