a. [ From the name of Charles Darwin, an English scientist. ] Pertaining to Darwin; as, the Darwinian theory, a theory of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things from certain original forms or elements. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This theory was put forth by Darwin in 1859 in a work entitled “The Origin of species by Means of Natural Selection.” The author argues that, in the struggle for existence, those plants and creatures best fitted to the requirements of the situation in which they are placed are the ones that will live; in other words, that Nature selects those which are to survive. This is the theory of natural selection or the survival of the fittest. He also argues that natural selection is capable of modifying and producing organisms fit for their circumstances. See Development theory, under Development. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; -- esp. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an, a. & n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
[Dá ěr wén, ㄉㄚˊ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ, 达尔文 / 達爾文] Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of the Origin of Species 物種起源|物种起源; Darwin, capital of Australian Northern Territory 北領地|北领地 #33,149[Add to Longdo]
[Hè xū lí, ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄩ ㄌㄧˊ, 赫胥黎] Huxley (name); Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin; Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist #106,492[Add to Longdo]
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