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Hunterian

Hunterian adjective: of or pertaining to William Hunter (1718–1783), anatomist.

Adjective

Hunterian (comparative more Hunterian, superlative most Hunterian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Hunter (1718–1783), anatomist.
    • the Hunterian museum at the University of Glasgow
  2. Of or pertaining to John Hunter (1728–1793), surgeon.
  3. Of or pertaining to William Wilson Hunter (1840–1900), historian and statistician.

Forms of Hunterian

comparativemore Hunterian
superlativemost Hunterian

Origin of Hunterian

From Hunter + -ian.

Questions about Hunterian

What does Hunterian mean?
Hunterian means of or pertaining to William Hunter (1718–1783), anatomist.
What part of speech is Hunterian?
Hunterian is an adjective.

Words near Hunterian in the dictionary

  1. hunter-killer
  2. hunter-killers
  3. Hunter-Russell syndrome
  4. Hunterdon County
  5. hunteress
  6. Hunterian
  7. hunterlike
  8. hunters
  9. Hunters Hill
  10. Hunterston
  11. Hunterview

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