• Evolutionary

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ËŒiːvəˈluːʃənri/, /ËŒevəˈluːʃənri/
    • US IPA: /ËŒiːvəˈluːʃəneri/, /ËŒevəˈluːʃəneri/

    Origin

    From evolution + -ary.

    Adjective

    adjective

    1. Of or relating to evolution.
      • 2013-03, w, The Smallest Cell, 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.
    2. The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from evolutionary
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