dysteleology

noun

dys·​teleology

"+

1

: absence of purpose in nature especially as manifested in rudimentary or nonfunctional structures

also : the doctrine of purposelessness in nature compare teleology

2

a

: frustration or evasion of a normal functional end

b

: a vestigial organ

Word History

Etymology

German dysteleologie, from dys- + teleologie teleology

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