Definitions For Adaptationism
Noun
ADAPTATIONISM (uncountable) (evolutionary theory) The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations. (evolutionary theory) A set of methods for distinguishing traits resulting from adaptation from those arising through other processes. (pejorative, evolutionary theory) The belief that all traits are adaptations brought about by natural selection, when some are only functionless by-products (also called "spandrels").Related terms
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Chinese: : Mandarin: 適應主義}}, {{t, cmn, 适应主义 (shìyìngzhǔyì) Finnish: adaptationismi Portuguese: adaptacionismo, mEtymology
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misadaptationIs Adaptationism a Scrabble Word?
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The word Adaptationism is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends