Term: neo-lamarckism: a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Candidate hypernym: theory of evolution: (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals → 1
Candidate hypernym: puff: exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) → 0
Candidate hypernym: night owl: a person who likes to be active late at night → 0
Candidate hypernym: skid lid: a crash helmet → 0
Candidate hypernym: locule: a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: penetrability: the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: centaury: any of various plants of the genus Centaurium → 0
Candidate hypernym: meatus: a natural body passageway → 0
Candidate hypernym: mountain ash: low-growing ash of Texas → 0
Candidate hypernym: recorder: equipment for making records → 0
Candidate hypernym: easing: a change for the better → 0