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naturalist

[nach-er-uh-list, nach-ruh-] / ˈnætʃ ər ə lɪst, ˈnætʃ rə- /


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He gave lectures on bird dissection and the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, who was a medical student in Edinburgh at the same time, was in attendance.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The men behind the new law included Francis Orpen Morris, a naturalist who was rector of Nunburnholme, and Henry Barnes-Lawrence, the vicar of Bridlington, as historian David Neave explains.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The TV naturalist remembers his first trip to see gorillas in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains in 1978—and checks in on the descendants of an ape he met then—in this involving documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A three-part documentary, executive produced by Ken Burns and with Jeff Goldblum voicing its subject, revisits the life and career of the American naturalist and writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I knew naturalist scrivs in the Archives who would have cut off their hands to study such a rare creature.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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