Audubon

American  

[aw-duh-bon, -buhn] / ˈɔ dəˌbɒn, -bən /

noun

1. John James, 1785–1851, U.S. naturalist who painted and wrote about the birds of North America.

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Audubon British  

/ ˈɔːdəˌbɒn /

noun

1. John James. 1785–1851, US naturalist and artist, noted particularly for his paintings of birds in Birds of America (1827–38)

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Audubon Scientific  

/ ô′də-bŏn′ /

1. American ornithologist and artist. His effort to catalog every species of bird in the United States resulted in the publication of The Birds of America (1827–1838), a collection of 1,065 life-size engravings of birds found in eastern North America. It is considered a classic work in ornithology and in American art.

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Example Sentences

The Audubon Society reported in January that although wind turbines can present hazards to birds, “developers can effectively manage these risks without significantly increasing project costs.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It was also in Edinburgh that Audubon found his first UK publisher, William Home Lizars.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The scale, materials and labour made the book expensive to produce, so Audubon made an effort to sell copies in advance of printing.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Jasmin McGregor, a social worker at Audubon Middle School who shared her story in a video shown at Tuesday’s board meeting, struggled after she had a baby last May.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

With that, Audubon sat down on a campstool.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein