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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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“This is actually a big problem in evolutionary biology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Despite its poor condition, the senior geosciences major spent two years carefully reconstructing the fossil and figuring out where it fits in the evolutionary history of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

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

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Unfortunately, the evolutionary perspective is an incomplete measure of success.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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