Defn: Of or pertaining to teleology, or the doctrine of design.
— Te`le*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
TELEOLOGIST
Te`le*ol"o*gist, n. (Biol.)
Defn: One versed in teleology.
TELEOLOGY Te`le*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. teleos, the end or issue + -logy: cf. F. téléologie.]
Defn: The doctrine of the final causes of things; specif. (Biol.),
Defn: the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of organic life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable only by purposive causes, and that they in no way admit of a mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological science; the doctrine of adaptation to purpose.
TELEOPHORE
Te"le*o*phore`, n. Etym: [Gr. teleos complete + (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Gonotheca.
TELEORGANIC
Te`le*or*gan"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. teleos complete + E. organic.]
(Physiol.)
Defn: Vital; as, teleorganic functions.