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Brookesian

Brookesian adjective: of or relating to Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), British anatomist and naturalist, or the museum of anatomy that he founded.

Adjective

Brookesian (comparative more Brookesian, superlative most Brookesian)

  1. Of or relating to Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), British anatomist and naturalist, or the museum of anatomy that he founded.

Forms of Brookesian

comparativemore Brookesian
superlativemost Brookesian

Origin of Brookesian

From Brookes + -ian.

Questions about Brookesian

What does Brookesian mean?
Brookesian means of or relating to Joshua Brookes (1761–1833), British anatomist and naturalist, or the museum of anatomy that he founded.
What part of speech is Brookesian?
Brookesian is an adjective.

Words near Brookesian in the dictionary

  1. brooked
  2. Brookens
  3. Brookenses
  4. Brooker
  5. brookes
  6. Brookesian
  7. brookest
  8. brooketh
  9. Brookfield
  10. Brookfield Center
  11. Brookfields

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