Baer

[ bair ]

/ bɛər /

noun

Karl Ernst von

[kahrl urnst von, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn, fən/,1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.

Max,1909–59, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1934.

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Example sentences from the Web for baer

Baer, the Arizona artist, said she had heard that Clinton reads a book a day.
Inside the World of Hillary Superfans|David Freedlander|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Baer began to make notes on his napkin, determined to dedicate an episode of the new season's show to this issue.
Why Are These Rapes Still Unsolved?|Linda Fairstein|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Though perhaps less felicitous, the names of Baer express the same ideas as those of Cuvier.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862|Various
This was the first of a number of ideal works by Mr. Baer, and was followed at intervals by others of like charm.
The Mentor, January 15, 1917, Serial No. 123|Elizabeth Lounsbery

They had their own special Zaddik (Saint) here, whom they vaunted as even greater than Baer.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill
In the original book: Baer, Von, on morphological differentation, 19.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
The influence of von Baer's discoveries has been far-reaching and abiding.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various

Medical definitions for baer (1 of 2)

Baer

[ bâr ]

Karl Ernst von 1792-1876

Estonian-born German naturalist and pioneer embryologist who discovered (1827) the mammalian egg in the ovary. He later described the process by which the fertilized egg develops first into germ layers and then into different organs and tissues.

Medical definitions for baer (2 of 2)

BAER

abbr.

brainstem auditory evoked response