cuvier

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuvier (“vat”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Georges Cuvier, Baron Georges Cuvier, Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier

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