Lamarckianism

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A form of Lamarckism — The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.

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Meanings

nounLamarckianism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Lamarckism.

Origin

From Lamarckian + -ism.

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Lamarckianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamarckianism

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“Lamarckianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamarckianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lamarckianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamarckianism.

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