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

A beautiful Audubon matching game with delicately illustrated birds.

From Salon

The bill is supported by local governments and environmental groups such as the Wilderness Society and National Audubon Society.

From Los Angeles Times

The great horned owl is considered the largest owl in North America, according to the Santa Barbara Audubon Society.

From Los Angeles Times

“If Audubon draws stuffed birds, I draw stuffed birds.”

From Literature

Jennifer Pitt, director of the National Audubon Society’s Colorado River program, said the states’ representatives are in effect saying “they’re committed to continuing to work together, but they don’t have anything yet.”

From Los Angeles Times