= animalculist, adj. Now historical and rare.

centred on or principally concerned with the animal world, esp. to the exclusion of plants or humans; characterized by such a focus.

Of or relating to an organism; of the nature of an organism; at the level of the organism; organic.

existing or occurring before the discovery of the relationship of bacteria to disease, or before the development of bacteriology.

= pre-bacteriological adj.

(attributive) designating a hypothesis that other things being equal, the area occupied by a taxonomic group, culture, vocabulary item, etc., is…

Embryology. Of or relating to neurogenesis; giving rise to nervous tissue.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of maturationists or their beliefs.