TRANSFORMISMS

Noun

transformisms

plural of transformism

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSFORMISM

Trans*form"ism, n. Etym: [F. transformisme.] (Biol.)

Definition: The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have originated by the modification of some other previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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