Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
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It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.
2013 March 28, Harold J. Morowitz, “The Smallest Cell”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2017, page 83 - not comparableHaving formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II.
1974 Dec., Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. Winter, “Neoclassical vs. Evolutionary Theories of Economic Growth: Critique and Prospectus”, in The Economic Journal, volume 84, number 336, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 886–905
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Catalan evolutiu
- evolutiuof or relating to evolution
Czech evoluční
- evolučníof or relating to evolution
Danish evolutions-, udviklings-
- evolutions-of or relating to evolution
- udviklings-of or relating to evolution
- evolutionærof or relating to evolution
Dutch evolutionair
- evolutionairof or relating to evolution
Esperanto evolua
- evoluaof or relating to evolution
Estonian evolutsiooniline
- evolutsioonilineof or relating to evolution
Finnish evolutionaarinen, kehitysopillinen
- evolutionaarinenof or relating to evolution
- kehitysopillinenof or relating to evolution
French évolutif, évolutionnaire
- évolutifof or relating to evolution
- évolutionnaireof or relating to evolution
German evolutionär
- evolutionärof or relating to evolution
Hebrew אבולוציוני
- אבולוציוני (evolutsyóni)of or relating to evolution
Hindi क्रमविकासीय
- क्रमविकासीय (kramvikāsīya)of or relating to evolution
Hungarian evolúciós
- evolúciósof or relating to evolution
Irish éabhlóideach
- éabhlóideachof or relating to evolution
Italian evoluzionario, evolutivo
- evoluzionarioof or relating to evolution
- evolutivoof or relating to evolution
Latvian evolucionārs
- evolucionārsof or relating to evolution
Norwegian Bokmål evolusjonær
- evolusjonærof or relating to evolution
Norwegian Nynorsk evolusjonær
- evolusjonærof or relating to evolution
Polish ewolucyjny
- ewolucyjnyof or relating to evolution
Portuguese evolutivo
- evolutivoof or relating to evolution
Romanian evoluțional, evoluțial
- evoluționalof or relating to evolution
- evoluțialof or relating to evolution
- evoluționarof or relating to evolution
Russian эволюцио́нный
- эволюцио́нный (evoljuciónnyj)of or relating to evolution
Spanish evolutivo, evolucionista
- evolutivoof or relating to evolution
- evolucionistaof or relating to evolution
- evolucionarioof or relating to evolution
Swedish evolutionär
- evolutionärof or relating to evolution
Ukrainian еволюці́йний
- еволюці́йний (evoljucíjnyj)of or relating to evolution
Vietnamese tiến hóa
- tiến hóaof or relating to evolution
Cite this entry
evolutionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary
“evolutionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evolutionary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary.
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