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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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A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

New research suggests that wheat domestication was shaped by an intense evolutionary struggle for light and space.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The findings help answer a long-standing question in evolutionary biology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

These genetic features act like evolutionary accelerators, preserving useful traits and speeding up change.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Those opposite evolutionary courses sealed the outcome of their eventual collision.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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