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Dacque's principle
noun
Dac·que's principle
\daˈkāz-\
Definition of Dacque's principle
: the theory that different biological groups tend to evolve in the same direction at the same time
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Origin and Etymology of dacque's principle
after Edgar Dacqué †1945 German paleontologist
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