dysteleology

English

Etymology

From dys- +‎ teleology.

Noun

dysteleology (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.
  2. (biology) The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants.
  3. (biology) The frustration of natural function, as for example where an insect obtains honey by puncturing a nectary instead of by the floral opening.

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