释义 |
preˈformism Biol. [f. preform v. + -ism.] = preformationism. So preˈformist = preformationist.
1896Amer. Naturalist June 449 But this is not Preformism in the old sense; since the adaptations..are novelties of function in whole or part. Ibid., The case of reflex and instinctive functions as against the old preformist or Weismannist view. |