survival of the fittestnoun [ U ]
uk/səˌvaɪ.vəl əv ðə ˈfɪt.ɪst/us/sɚˌvaɪ.vəl əv ðə ˈfɪt.ɪst/the principle that animals and plants suited to the conditions they live in are more likely to stay alive and produce other animals and plants than those that are not suited
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Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anatomy
- artificial selection
- assimilate
- biological
- biologist
- biophysics
- biotechnology
- body clock
- entomology
- food web
- food chain
- geotropism
- motility
- naturalist
- poikilothermic
- sting
- zoology
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