Darwin i an (darwin i an)

and n. [ Dar win + -ian .] I. a. Of or pertaining to Charles Darwin, the celebrated English naturalist, or to the theory of development propounded by him. See Darwin ism . Our artists are so generally convinced of the truth of the Darwin i an theory that they do not always think it nece ary to show any difference between the foliage of an elm and an oak. Ruskin , Lectures on Art, p. 106. That struggle for existence against adverse external con ditions, which. has been harped upon too exclusively by the Darwin i an school. Dawson, Origin of World, p. 228. Darwin i an curvature. See curvature. II. n. One who favors or accepts the theory of development or evolution propounded by Darwin. See evolution .