aristogenesis

noun

aristo·​genesis

plural aristogeneses

: a theory now not widely accepted in biology: evolution is the product of a continuous orderly creative faculty innate in living matter and manifested in response to external stimuli at such a rate that perfection of an adaptation anticipates the need of that adaptation

aristogenetic

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗(ˌ)⸗⸗¦-

adjective

aristogenic

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗(ˌ)⸗¦jenik

-ēk

adjective

Word History

Etymology

aristo- + genesis

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