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Cuvierian

Cuvierian adjective: of or relating to Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French naturalist and zoologist.

Adjective

Cuvierian (comparative more Cuvierian, superlative most Cuvierian)

  1. Of or relating to Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French naturalist and zoologist.
    • Dr. Knox took the ground, bold ground half a century ago, of the vast antiquity of man, and, though holding to the Cuvierean view of the immutability of species, he shrank from no opprobrium of beliefs denounced at that time as spurious science, […]1875 September, “Editor's Table: “Knox the Incomparable””, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 7, page 623

Forms of Cuvierian

comparativemore Cuvierian
superlativemost Cuvierian
alternative formCuvierean

Origin of Cuvierian

From Cuvier + -ian, from French Cuvier.

Words formed from Cuvierian

Phrases with Cuvierian

Questions about Cuvierian

What does Cuvierian mean?
Cuvierian means of or relating to Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French naturalist and zoologist.
What part of speech is Cuvierian?
Cuvierian is an adjective.

Words near Cuvierian in the dictionary

  1. cuvettes
  2. cuvier
  3. Cuvier's dwarf caiman
  4. Cuvier's rail
  5. Cuvierean
  6. Cuvierian
  7. Cuvierian organ
  8. Cuvierian tubule
  9. Cuvierian tubules
  10. cuviers
  11. CUVs

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