evolutionary

adjective
/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

Example

“The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.”

Other meanings

Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.

Antonyms

non-evolutionary

Example sentences

“I'm fascinated by the evolutionary history of the louse.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

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This definition is adapted from “evolutionary” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.