"Cope's rule" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. The rule was never actually stated by Cope, though he did tend to hypothesize about the occurrence of linear evolutionary trends. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cope's rule
  1. A rule stating that population lineages tend to increase in body size over evolutionary time.
    Sense id: en-Cope's_rule-en-name-lkD29xX5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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