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LAMARCK
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• LAMARCK (noun)
The noun LAMARCK has 1 sense:
1. French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
Familiarity information: LAMARCK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Chevalier de Lamarck; Jean Baptiste de Lamarck; Lamarck
Instance hypernyms:
natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))
Derivation:
Lamarckian (of or relating to Lamarckism)
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