evolutionary

Definition

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

Etymology

From evolution + -ary.

Example Sentences

• "The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors."
• "It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted."
• "The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II."