AGASSIZ

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)

Synonyms:

Agassiz; Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz; Louis Agassiz

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))

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