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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

Some of the results reveal unexpected evolutionary connections among unusual bat groups.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

In biology, the “Red Queen hypothesis” is the evolutionary theory that species must constantly adapt to keep up with ever-evolving competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Fate had arranged, I concluded, that an example of a major evolutionary change in a single generation, the very thing Muller had said could never happen, should take place in his own laboratory.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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