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evolutionarily
noun(evo-lu-tion)descent with modification from preexisting species : cumulative inherited change in a population of organisms through time leading to the appearance of new forms : the process by which new species or populations of living things develop from preexisting forms through successive generations; also : the scientific theory explaining the appearance of new species and varieties through the action of various biological mechanisms (such as natural selection, genetic mutation or drift, and hybridization)
evolutionarily
noun(evo-lu-tion)the historical development of a biological group (such as a race or species) : phylogeny
evolutionarily
noun(evo-lu-tion)a process of change in a certain direction : unfolding