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    LAMARCK

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)play

    Synonyms:

    Chevalier de Lamarck; Jean Baptiste de Lamarck; Lamarck

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))

    Derivation:

    Lamarckian (of or relating to Lamarckism)

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