tiān​zé

natural selection

  • created reference approved 天择/天擇 → 自然淘汰 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天择 / 天擇 tiān​zé

    自然淘汰 zì​rán​táo​tài

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 天择/天擇 → 自然选择/自然選擇 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天择 / 天擇 tiān​zé

    自然选择 / 自然選擇 zì​rán​xuǎn​zé

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 天择/天擇 → 人择/人擇 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天择 / 天擇 tiān​zé

    人择 / 人擇 rén​zé

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 天择/天擇 · tiān​zé · natural selection — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天择 / 天擇

    tiān​zé

    natural selection

    natural selection; the evolutionary process in which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · nature 择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense