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Meanings of organic evolution in English

Portuguese
evolução
Catalan
filogènesi
Spanish
evolución

(Biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.

        evolução
        Usage of organic evolution in English
        1
        It is simply the evidence for organic evolution, or the theory of descent.
        The Story of the Living Machine / A Review of the Conclusions of...
        2
        The monkey moved Dave Cowan to lecture again upon the mysteries of organic evolution.
        The Wrong Twin
        3
        I held that the sole cause of organic evolution is the inheritance of functionally-produced modifications.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        4
        The hypothesis of mental continuity throughout organic evolution may be used in two different ways.
        The Analysis of Mind
        5
        Throughout his treatment, mental evolution was for Darwin incidental to and contributory to organic evolution.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        6
        Thus far we have been considering the main evidences of organic evolution considered as a fact.
        Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3 / An Exposition of the...
        7
        The application to sociological problems of the physical theory of organic evolution further developed the altruistic theory.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        8
        With these aids we set out to restore the lost beginning of the epic of organic evolution.
        The Story of Evolution
        9
        The vague Greek questionings as to organic evolution were world-wide from the precise inductions of a Darwin.
        A History of Science — Volume 4
        10
        We may infer, therefore, that during the pre-Cambrian periods organic evolution followed the lines thus dimly traced.
        The Elements of Geology
        11
        Again, we find that in all organic evolution, infinite complexity of structure accompanies the utmost simplicity of function.
        Bergson and His Philosophy
        12
        Social evolution rests upon organic evolution.
        Sociology and Modern Social Problems
        13
        And, for those who follow Darwin's lead, mental evolution is still in a measure subservient to organic evolution.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        14
        The hypothesis of organic evolution was much in the same position as the Copernican hypothesis in the sixteenth century.
        The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
        15
        Some Effects upon Industry.-Thesefactors in organic evolution express themselves more or less in the industrial phase of human society.
        Sociology and Modern Social Problems
        16
        He pointed out to me how unlikely it was that organic evolution had taken the same direction in the two adjacent planets.
        The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
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        Translations for organic evolution
        Spanish
        evolución
        Organic evolution through the time
        Organic evolution across language varieties
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