"teleonomy" meaning in English

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        "The quality of living organisms of seeming to be organized towards the attainment of an end."
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        "(evolutionary theory) The quality of living organisms of seeming to be organized towards the attainment of an end."
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          "roman": "mùdìxìng",
          "sense": "quality of living organisms",
          "word": "目的性"
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