the struggle for existence

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• the struggle for existence — (or life) the competition between organisms, esp. as an element in natural selection, or between people seeking a livelihood …   Useful english dictionary

• struggle for existence — the automatic competition of the members of a natural population for a limited supply of vital necessities resulting in elimination of inadequately adapted individuals and hence in selection of the better adapted as breeding stock compare natural …   Useful english dictionary

• struggle for existence — the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind. [1820 30] * * * …   Universalium

• struggle for existence — Date: 1832 the automatic competition of members of a natural population for limited vital resources (as food, space, or light) that results in natural selection …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• struggle for existence — strug′gle for exist′ence n. bio the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind • Etymology: 1832 …   From formal English to slang

• struggle for life — struggle for existence or struggle for life, Biology. the competition between living animals or plants for survival; natural selection. Often, the circumstances helping one form survive cause another to die out …   Useful english dictionary

• struggle for national existence —    the extermination of Jews, gypsies, and Slavs    For some Nazis the fight against the Anglo Americans and the Russians had a lower linguistic priority:     ... a struggle for national existence meant racial warfare. (Keneally, 1982 for the SS) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• The Race Question — is a UNESCO statement issued on 18 July, 1950 following World War II. Signed by some of the leading researchers of the time, in the field of psychology, biology, cultural anthropology and ethnology, it questioned the foundations of scientific… …   Wikipedia

• existence — noun 1 state of existing ADJECTIVE ▪ actual, real ▪ El Cid s actual existence is not in doubt. ▪ Since her illness, other people had no real existence for her. ▪ possible …   Collocations dictionary

• struggle — v. & n. v.intr. 1 make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. 2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) make violent or determined efforts under difficulties; strive hard (struggled for supremacy; struggled to get the… …   Useful english dictionary

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia