adaptionist
/əˈdɑpʃ(ə)nɪst/ /əˈdɑpʃənɪst/noun
= adaptationist.
adjective
1 Biology = adaptationist.
2Advocating, practising, or tending towards adaptation.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Friends' Intelligencer & Journal. From adaption + -ist.
- submarine mine
- submarine net
- submarine pen
- submariner
- submarine roll
- submarine sandwich
- submarine scout
- submarine tackle
- submarining
- submarinist
- submarshal
- submaster
- submature
- submaturely
- cocoa colour
- cocoa-coloured
- cocoa essence
- cocoa extract
- cocoa fat
- cocoa house
- cocoa liquor
- cocoa mass
- cocoa nib
- cocoanut
- cocoa paste