Definitions of Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
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French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)synonyms: Chevalier de Lamarck, Lamarckexample of:natural scientist, naturalista biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
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