weismannian

Etymology

From Weismann + -ian.

weismannian means Of or relating to August Weismann (1834–1914), German evolutionary biologist. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

Of or relating to August Weismann (1834–1914), German evolutionary biologist.“It appears to the writer that [Oscar] Riddle attacks very successfully the de Vriesian interpretation of these phenomena. Unfortunately, however, he utterly confuses Mendelian facts with de Vriesian and Weismannian theories—hypotheses, rather, and attempts to throw both facts and hypotheses out of court.”

noun

An adherent of the views of August Weismann (1834–1914), German evolutionary biologist.“Secondly, it must be frankly admitted that in many instances in which acquired characters have been said to be inherited or might be expected to be inherited, the Weismannians have shown that nevertheless there is no such inheritance.”