HAECKEL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)

Synonyms:

Ernst Heinrich Haeckel; Haeckel

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

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