Meanings
nounLamarckism (uncountable)
alternative Lamarckianism
- historicaluncountableevolutionary theoryThe 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.
Coordinate term: Darwinism
Origin
Internationalism, from Lamarck (i.e. its proponent Jean-Baptiste Lamarck) + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَامَارْكِيّة
- لَامَارْكِيّة (lāmārkiyya)evolutionary theory
Catalan lamarckisme
- lamarckismeevolutionary theory
Finnish lamarckismi
- lamarckismievolutionary theory
French lamarckisme
- lamarckismeevolutionary theory
German Lamarckismus
- Lamarckismusevolutionary theory
Greek λαμαρκισμός
- λαμαρκισμός (lamarkismós)evolutionary theory
Italian lamarckismo
- lamarckismoevolutionary theory
Japanese 用不用説, ラマルク説
- 用不用説 (yōfuyōsetsu)evolutionary theory
- ラマルク説 (Ramaruku-setsu)evolutionary theory
Polish lamarkizm
- lamarkizmevolutionary theory
Portuguese lamarckismo
- lamarckismoevolutionary theory
Romanian lamarckism
- lamarckismevolutionary theory
Russian ламарки́зм
- ламарки́зм (lamarkízm)evolutionary theory
Spanish lamarckismo
- lamarckismoevolutionary theory
Ukrainian ламаркі́зм
- ламаркі́зм (lamarkízm)evolutionary theory
Cite this entry
APA
Lamarckism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamarckism
MLA
“Lamarckism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamarckism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lamarckism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamarckism.
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