Transformism
Pronunciation : Trans*form"ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. transformisme.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: 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
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