Lamarck

Lamarck definition - medical

La·marck (lə-märkˈ, lä-), Chevalier de Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet 1744-1829.

French naturalist noted for his theories on evolution by adaptative modification and for classifying animals into vertebrates and invertebrates.

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