Darwin
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- proper noun
- /ˈdɑrwɪn/
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Charles Darwin
- Perhaps you've read On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin?
- Charles Darwin
- Darwin's theory
- Darwin's finches
One is that's what Darwin said a species was.
- One is that's what Darwin said a species was.
- I could have told him that Charles Darwin wanted to be a doctor.
- So remember I said that, that Darwin didn't know about genetics at all.
- D to propagate our genes, as Darwin and others have said.
- So Darwin wrote about the origin of species.
- What was that Fleming article that troubled Darwin?
- This is the briefest possible sketch of what Darwin says.
- It's going to be the theme throughout our day based upon some of of Darwin's ideas.
- It's those of us that adapt to the change per Darwin.
- Like the Apollo suit to me is like looking at a model of the HMS Beagle, Darwin's ship.
- So your lifespan as a female animal tends to match your reproductive span, which is what Darwin was talking about.
Examples
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And so Darwin was able to to document that kind of change.
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I could have told him that Charles Darwin wanted to be a doctor.
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You might know who that is, Charles Darwin with The Origin of the Species.
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And one of the things that he read was Darwin's Origin of Species.
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As everyone who is interested in Darwin knows, he was plagued all his life by digestive problems.
Academic text (1999) -
There, a schoolteacher named John Scopes was put on trial for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Academic text (2011) -
Charles Darwin is often credited with the concept of natural selection in his book, On the Origin of Species.
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Many people study the ideas of Charles Darwin to understand the development of evolutionary biology.
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In science classes, students learn about Charles Darwin's contributions to the theory of evolution.
Synonyms
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An English scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Compounds
- Offensive
A joke award given after someone dies or is badly hurt by a very foolish action
Surface Forms
Etymology
Darwin comes from an old English name made of deor meaning 'dear' and wine meaning 'friend', so it originally meant 'dear friend' and is now the family name that became famous with Charles Darwin, the scientist who explained evolution.