"millidarwin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: millidarwins [plural]
Etymology: milli- + darwin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|milli<id:thousandth>|darwin}} milli- + darwin Head templates: {{en-noun}} millidarwin (plural millidarwins)
  1. A unit of evolutionary change equivalent to one thousandth of a darwin. Categories (topical): Units of measure

Inflected forms

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