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dysteleology
noun
dys·teleology
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Definition of dysteleology
1 : absence of purpose in nature especially as manifested in rudimentary or nonfunctional structures; also : the doctrine of purposelessness in nature — compare teleology
2a : frustration or evasion of a normal functional end b : a vestigial organ
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Origin and Etymology of dysteleology
German dysteleologie, from dys- + teleologie teleology
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