| 单词 | darwins-finches |
| 释义 | Darwin's finches in British Englishplural noun the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution Darwin's finches in American Englishplural noun a group of Galapagos Island finches, observed by Charles Darwin, that provide striking evidence of speciation Word origin [1945–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fail-safe, on-line, poison pill, regression analysis, synchronized swimmingDefinition of 'Darwin's finches' |
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