FOSSEY


Meaning of FOSSEY in English

Fossey, Dian BrE AmE

(1932–85) a US scientist who became famous for her study of mountain ↑ gorilla s . She lived among the gorillas in Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of Congo) during the 1960s and wrote a book called Gorillas in the Mist (1983). She was murdered in her forest camp in Rwanda in 1985.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.