Ne′o–Dar″win‐ism (?), n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; — esp. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. — Ne′o–Dar‐win″i‐an, a. & n.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.