英语词汇“saltationism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

saltationism

释义

saltant /salˈtənt or sölˈtənt/

adjective

noun (biology)

A changed or mutated form of an organism that has developed suddenly

ORIGIN: L saltāre, -ātum, intens of salīre to leap

salˈtate intransitive verb

To undergo saltation

saltāˈtion noun

An abrupt variation or mutation (biology)
A leaping or jumping
The movement of a particle being transported by wind or water, resembling a series of leaps (geology)

saltāˈtionism noun

The process or concept of saltation, specif the evolutionary theory that new species come about by saltation

saltāˈtionist noun

Someone who supports saltationism as a theory

saltatoˈrial, saltatoˈrious or salˈtatory adjective

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