The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an anima…
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.Emergent evolution
the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
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(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.Alt. of Phylogeny
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.The history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or trib…
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution of a biological species
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.A distorted image.
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain poin…
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution or genesis of the human race
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class;…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and ser…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; ranked between order and genus
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships esp…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly di…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.Alt. of Monotypic
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.Words connected by meaning
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A larval entozoon in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: appearance, entirely, properties, certain, critical.Explore Academic Dictionary
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