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LAMARCK

• LAMARCK (noun)
The noun LAMARCK has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: LAMARCK used as a noun is very rare.

• LAMARCK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Chevalier de Lamarck; Jean Baptiste de Lamarck; Lamarck

Instance hypernyms:

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

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