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Haeckelian, a. (and n.)|hɛˈkiːlɪən|
[f. the name of E. H. Haeckel (1834–1919), German biologist: see -ian.]
Of or pertaining to the opinions of Haeckel; also as n., a believer in Haeckel's theories. So Haeckelism |ˈhɛkəlɪz(ə)m|, -ˈismus, the opinions and theories of Haeckel.
1894Natural Sci. Mar. 162 We are well content to cease from controversy, to let Calcareous sponges, the Gastrula, and..Haeckelismus take care of themselves. 1897Ibid. Jan. 31 The typical form of the Haeckelian genealogical tree. 1899E. J. Chapman Drama of Two Lives 88 Thus, hæckelism's wondrous gleam Makes clear, to all, how all arose. 1930G. R. de Beer Embryol. & Evol. xv. 102 There is then no recapitulation in the Haeckelian sense of accelerated repetition of adult stages. 1971Nature 11 June 400/2 The German Monist League..was neither a ‘scientific’ nor a ‘political’ body but rather one devoted to Haeckelian naturalism. |