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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adaptationism/adəpˈteɪʃ(ə)nɪz(ə)m/

▶noun Biology the axiom or assumption that each feature of an organism is the result of evolutionary adaptation for a particular function.

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adaptationist noun & adjective.

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