物竞天择
wù​jìng​tiān​zé

natural selection

  • created sense approved 物竞天择/物競天擇 · wù​jìng​tiān​zé · natural selection — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    物竞天择 / 物競天擇

    wù​jìng​tiān​zé

    natural selection

    survival of the fittest; the process where living things compete to survive and nature selects those best adapted to their environment

    物竞 (literal) → 物竞/物競 · wù​jìng · struggle for survival 天择 (literal) → 天择/天擇 · tiān​zé · natural selection

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    created sense