Fabre

[ fah-ber; French fa-bruh ]

noun
  1. Jean Hen·ri [zhahnahn-ree], /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/, 1823–1915, French entomologist and popular writer on insect life.

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Fabre

/ (French fabrə) /


noun
  1. Jean Henri (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ri). 1823–1915, French entomologist; author of many works on insect life, remarkable for their vivid and minute observation, esp Souvenirs Entomologiques (1879–1907). Nobel prize for literature 1910

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