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darwin

Dar·win
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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahr-win]
    • /ˈdɑr wɪn/
    • /ˈdɑːwɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahr-win]
    • /ˈdɑr wɪn/

Definitions of darwin word

  • noun darwin a port in N Australia, capital of the Northern Territory: destroyed by a cyclone in 1974 but rebuilt on the same site. Pop: 129 062 (2011) 3
  • noun darwin Charles (Robert). 1809–82, English naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection, expounded in On the Origin of Species (1859) and applied to man in The Descent of Man (1871) 3
  • noun darwin his grandfather, Erasmus. 1731–1802, English physician and poet; author of Zoonomia, or the Laws of Organic Life (1794–96), anticipating Lamarck's views on evolution 3
  • noun darwin Sir George Howard, son of Charles Darwin. 1845–1912, English astronomer and mathematician noted for his work on tidal friction 3
  • noun darwin Charles (Robert)1809-82; Eng. naturalist: originated theory of evolution by natural selection 3
  • noun darwin Erasmus1731-1802; Eng. naturalist, physician, & poet 3
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • darwinian

    of or relating to Charles Darwin or his theory of evolution by natural selection

  • darwin tulip

    a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.

  • darwin's finches

    the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution

  • darwinism

    the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection

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  • neo-darwinism

    the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
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