adaptationism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations. uncountable
  2. A set of methods for distinguishing traits resulting from adaptation from those arising through other processes. uncountable
    — Until one is clear about just what one means by adaptationism, what evidence one needs to accuse someone of being an "adaptationist" will remain vague; this rather diminishes the force of the accusation.
  3. The belief that all traits are adaptations brought about by natural selection, when some are only functionless by-products (also called "spandrels"). derogatory,uncountable

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Medieval Latin ad-
Proto-Italic *aptos
Medieval Latin aptus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Medieval Latin -ō
Medieval Latin apiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Medieval Latin -tus
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Medieval Latin -ō
Medieval Latin -tō
Medieval Latin aptō
Medieval Latin adaptō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Medieval Latin -tiō
Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor.
French adaptationbor.
English adaptation
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English adaptationism
From adaptation + -ism.
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