hopeful monster
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by German biologist Richard Goldschmidt.
Noun[edit]
hopeful monster (plural hopeful monsters)
- (evolutionary theory) An organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage according to macromutation theory.
Translations[edit]
an organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage
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