Teleonomy Definition

tēlēänəmē, telēänəmē
noun
The concept that an organism's structures or functions must have given it an evolutionary advantage.
Webster's New World

(biology) The quality of living organisms of seeming to be organized towards the attainment of an end.

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Origin of Teleonomy

  • teleo- +"Ž -nomy

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TTETEL

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YMYOMY

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