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Self-impregnation. Darwin.

DARWINIAN
Pertaining to Darwin; as, the Darwinian theory, a theory of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things from certain original forms or elements. Note: This theory was put forth by Darwin in 1859 in a work entitled "The Origin
DARWINIANISM
Darwinism.
IMPREGNATION
The fusion of a female germ cell with a male germ cell to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation. Note: In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or sexual generation,
DARWINISM
The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin. See above. Huxley.
NEO-DARWINISM
The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; -- esp. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an example
SUPERIMPREGNATION
The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated, in addition to a prior impregnation; superfetation.