dysteleology en · NOUN
Etymology
From dys- + teleology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.
- (uncountable) The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants.
- (uncountable) The frustration of natural function, as for example where an insect obtains nectar by puncturing a nectary instead of by the floral opening.