"adaptationism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: adaptation + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adaptation|ism}} adaptation + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} adaptationism (uncountable)
  1. (evolutionary theory) The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations. Wikidata QID: Q3306941 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory Translations (view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations): 適應主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 适应主义 (shìyìngzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), adaptationismi (Finnish), adaptacjonizm [masculine] (Polish), adaptacionismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adaptationism-en-noun-en:Q3306941 Disambiguation of 'view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations': 89 3 8
  2. (evolutionary theory) A set of methods for distinguishing traits resulting from adaptation from those arising through other processes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory
    Sense id: en-adaptationism-en-noun-PYE3PBYM
  3. (derogatory, evolutionary theory) The belief that all traits are adaptations brought about by natural selection, when some are only functionless by-products (also called "spandrels"). Tags: derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory
    Sense id: en-adaptationism-en-noun-ua~fvF4p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 14 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 13 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 24 14 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adaptationist

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