Transformism
[trans-fawr-miz-uh m] /trænsˈfɔr mɪz əm/
noun, Biology.
1.
the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
2.
such transformation itself.
3.
any doctrine or instance of evolution.
transformism
/trænsˈfɔːmɪzəm/
noun
1.
a less common word for evolution, used esp to refer to the theory of evolution
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