n. (Zool.) See Llama. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Tibet. blama (pronounced a chief, a high priest. ] In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Grand Lama,
Dalai Lama
a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Tibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d Lama. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Lamaism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. Manater. ] (Zool.) The manatee.
a. Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) Lamarckism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Lamarck, a distinguished French naturalist. ] (Biol.) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp., in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs. It is a discredited theory, not believed by modern biologists. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]