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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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Because little was known about mating patterns in wild belugas, the team developed predictions based on evolutionary theory and what scientists already knew about the species.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Labrujasuchus expectatus fills that predicted gap, providing an evolutionary link that paleontologists had long expected to uncover.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

For decades, many evolutionary biologists have viewed much of molecular evolution as surprisingly quiet.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Although these birds live in similar island environments, each population has followed its own evolutionary path.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

These survivors then reproduce to make more of their kind, thereby driving evolutionary change within a species.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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