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JEAN BAPTISTE DE LAMARCK
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• JEAN BAPTISTE DE LAMARCK (noun)
The noun JEAN BAPTISTE DE LAMARCK has 1 sense:
1. French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
Familiarity information: JEAN BAPTISTE DE LAMARCK used as a noun is very rare.
• JEAN BAPTISTE DE LAMARCK (noun)
Sense 1
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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