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CHARLES DARWIN
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• CHARLES DARWIN (noun)
The noun CHARLES DARWIN has 1 sense:
1. English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
Familiarity information: CHARLES DARWIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin; Darwin
Instance hypernyms:
natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))
Context examples
Some of them were discovered by English naturalist Charles Darwin.
(Researchers report rapid formation of new bird species in Galápagos islands, Wikinews)
When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands during his Voyage of the Beagle in 1835, he could famously get close enough to throw his hat over the birds.
(A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked, University of Cambridge)
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