Lamarckism

English

Etymology

Lamarck +‎ -ism

Noun

Lamarckism (uncountable)

(evolutionary theory, historical) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.

Related terms

Lamarckian

Translations

theory

Catalan: lamarckisme m
Finnish: lamarckismi
Galician: lamarckismo m
Greek: λαμαρκισμός (el) m (lamarkismós)
Portuguese: lamarckismo (pt) m
Spanish: lamarckismo m

See also

Darwinism

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