CUVIER

Meaning of CUVIER in English

Pronunciation: ' kü-v ē - ˌ ā , ' kyü-, k - ' vy ā

Function: biographical name

Baron Georges 1769-1832 orig. Jean-Léopold-Nicolas-Frédéric Cuvier Fr. naturalist

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CUVIER — biographical name Baron Georges 1769-1832 originally Jean-Léopold-Nicolas-Frédéric ~ French naturalist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUVIER — /kyooh"vee ay', koohv yay"/ ; Fr. /kyuu vyay"/ , n. Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert /zhawrddzh lay aw pawld" krdday …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUVIER — biographical name Baron Georges 1769-1832 originally Jean-Léopold-Nicolas-Frédéric Cuvier French naturalist
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUVIER — Cuvier BrE AmE ˈkjuːv i eɪ ˌ••ˈ• —French [ ky vje ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CUVIER — Cuvier
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUVIER — Cuvier
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUVIER — Cuvier
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUVIER — Cuvier
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUVIER, GEORGES (-LÉOPOLD-CHRÉTIEN-FRÉDÉRIC-DAGOBERT), BARON — born Aug. 23, 1769, Montbéliard, France died May 13, 1832, Paris French zoologist and statesman who established the sciences of …
Английский словарь Британика
CUVIER'S ORGAN — noun see cuvierian organ
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCT OF CUVIER — -ˈk(y)üvēˌā, -ku̅e̅vyā Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Baron Georges Cuvier died 1832 French naturalist : either of a pair …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUVIER, GEORGES, BARON — born Aug. 23, 1769, Montbliard, Fr. died May 13, 1832, Paris in full Georgeslopold-chrtien-frdric-dagobert, Baron Cuvier French zoologist and statesman, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUVIER, GEORGES -LÉOPOLD-CHRÉTIEN-FRÉDÉRIC-DAGOBERT, BARON — born Aug. 23, 1769, Montbéliard, France died May 13, 1832, Paris French zoologist and statesman who established the sciences of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CUVIER, GEORGES , BARON — born Aug. 23, 1769, Montbéliard, France died May 13, 1832, Paris French zoologist and statesman who established the sciences of …
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ZOOLOGY — Branch of biology concerned with members of the animal kingdom and with animal life in general. The science originated in …
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LYELL, SIR CHARLES — born Nov. 14, 1797, Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scot. died Feb. 22, 1875, London, Eng. Scottish geologist. While studying law at the …
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LÉOPOLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alexandre César Léopold Bizet Bloch Marc Léopold Benjamin Cuvier Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert …
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GEORGES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bernanos Georges Bidault Georges Augustin Bizet Georges Bonnet Georges Étienne Boulanger Georges Ernest Jean …
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FRÉDÉRIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Chopin Frédéric François Cournand André Frédéric Cuvier Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric …
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CHRÉTIEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Cuvier Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Baron …
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CANDOLLE, AUGUSTIN (PYRAME DE) — born Feb. 4, 1778, Geneva, Switz. died Sept. 9, 1841, Geneva Swiss botanist. In Paris (from 1796) he became an …
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BARON — I Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The …
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VENA CAVA — ˌvēnəˈkāvə noun ( plural ve·nae ca·vae ˌvēnēˈkā(ˌ)vē) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hollow vein : one of the large veins …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUVIERIAN — (ˈ)k(y)ü|virēən, |k(y)üvē|ir- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Georges L. C. Cuvier died 1832 French naturalist + English -ian : of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY — the comparative study of the body structures of different species of animals in order to understand the adaptive changes they …
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CATASTROPHISM — doctrine that explains the differences in fossil forms encountered in successive stratigraphic levels as being the product of repeated cataclysmic …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: DISASTERS — Aviation January 13, Southwestern Pakistan. An Afghan cargo plane carrying 51 persons, including members of the Islamic Taliban militia, ran …
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GERVAIS, (FRANOIS-LOUIS-) PAUL — born Sept. 26, 1816, Paris died Feb. 10, 1879, Paris paleontologist and zoologist who succeeded Georges Cuvier and Henri de …
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GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, TIENNE — born April 15, 1772, tampes, Fr. died June 19, 1844, Paris French naturalist who established the principle of unity of …
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CANDOLLE, AUGUSTIN PYRAME DE — born Feb. 4, 1778, Geneva died Sept. 9, 1841, Geneva Swiss botanist who established scientific structural criteria for determining natural …
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CANDOLLE, AUGUSTIN PYRAME DE — born Feb. 4, 1778, Geneva, Switz. died Sept. 9, 1841, Geneva Swiss botanist. In Paris (from 1796) he became an …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANDOLLE, AUGUSTIN — born Feb. 4, 1778, Geneva, Switz. died Sept. 9, 1841, Geneva Swiss botanist. In Paris (from 1796) he became an …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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