darwin

UK /ˈdɑːwɪn/ US /ˈdɑɹwɪn/

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name

A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.

A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.

The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.

A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.

A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.

name

Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name).

noun

A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.

One darwin (d) equals the rate of evolution that would produce a change in size by a factor of approximately 2.7 in one million years.

The rate of evolutionary change in a species' wing or leg or beak (remember Darwin's finches mentioned in Chapter 1?) is assessed in degree-of-physical-change units called darwins.

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ADJ.

developed, great, many, onboard, south

The great Darwin made revolutionary observations during his voyage aboard the Beagle.

VERB + DARWIN

associate, bring, employed, like, looked, make, name

Scientists have long associated Darwin with the theory of evolution and natural selection.

DARWIN + NOUN

animals, australia, d, day, equals, everything, evolutionary, origin

Darwin animals fascinated scientists because they evolved in isolation on the remote island.

PREP.

from, in, on, with

In Darwin, the wet season brings heavy rainfall and tropical storms every year.

ADV.

again

I visited the Galapagos Islands again, retracing Darwin's famous voyage of scientific discovery.

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One darwin (d) equals the rate of evolution that would produce a change in size by a factor of approximately 2.7 in one million years.

Wiktionary

The rate of evolutionary change in a species' wing or leg or beak (remember Darwin's finches mentioned in Chapter 1?) is assessed in degree-of-physical-change units called darwins.

Wiktionary

For instance, gradual change is relatively common in vertebrates (about .08 darwins), though some rapidly evolving vertebrates lineages show rates as high as 10 darwins, over short periods.

Wiktionary

We associate Darwin with the theory of evolution.

Tatoeba · #23153

Of course Darwin, like many of his contemporaries, wished to be seen as following the Newtonian method.

Tatoeba · #30556

Darwin studied the animals and birds different from those he knew in England.

Tatoeba · #41249

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