morgan

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
  2. noun United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
  3. noun a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Lewis Henry Morgan

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