单词 | Cuvier |
释义 | Cuvier (once / 4895 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cuvier: Cuviers USAGE EXAMPLESThe naturalist Georges Cuvier, who had danced with Baartman at one of Reaux's parties, made a plaster cast of her body before dissecting it. BBC(Jan 06, 2016) Frédéric Cuvier, who published the first Western scientific description of the animal in 1825, deemed it “quite the most handsome mammal in existence.” New York Times(Aug 17, 2015) That said, while Cuvier could explain extinction, he couldn’t explain how new species came to life. Forbes(Jun 29, 2015) n French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) Syn|Exp Baron Georges Cuvier, Georges Cuvier, Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier natural scientist, naturalist a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) |
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