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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

"I believed this genome could help close a key gap and bring clarity to the broader evolutionary questions of cephalopods."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

"It works as a split signal, which is an elegant evolutionary design in which two components of a single factor independently regulate distinct processes that must be tightly coordinated in space and time," noted Shamsi.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

"We believe this was a major driver for the evolutionary diversification of birds and other fauna in the North Island."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Yet, culturally speaking, today men with big butts are considered less desirable than a man with a potbelly, which is no doubt wrong from an evolutionary point of view.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan



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