transformism
noun
trans·form·ism
-ȯ(r)ˌmizəm
plural -s
: evolution sense 5b
regarded transformism as untenable … as no one had ever seen one species changing into another
R. H. Lowie
R. H. Lowie
Word History
Etymology
French transformisme, from transformer to transform (from Latin transformare) + -isme -ism