transformism: Meaning and Definition of

trans•form•ism

Pronunciation: (trans-fôr'miz-um), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
  2. such transformation itself.
  3. any doctrine or instance of evolution.
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