Meaning of transformism

trans•form•ism

Pronunciation: (trans-fôr'miz-um), [key]

— n. Biol.

the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
such transformation itself.
any doctrine or instance of evolution.

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