Fabre

[ fah-ber; French fa-bruh ]

noun

1. Jean Hen·ri [zhah, n, ah, n, -, ree], 1823–1915, French entomologist and popular writer on insect life.

Fabre

/ fabrə /

noun

1. FabreJeanHenri18231915MFrenchSCIENCE: entomologist 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

Example Sentences

This got Fabre and her colleagues curious about how many other primate species have been caught with their fingers in their nostrils.

From Science News

Fabre told the Blade that he and his Pride House colleagues, among other things, asked Hashimoto to ensure events that promote the Olympics are LGBTQ-inclusive.

From Washington Blade

Fabre noted opposition parties back marriage equality, but resistance to the issue remains strong in Hashimoto’s party.

From Washington Blade

Fabre said Pride House also requested that athletes and volunteers receive training on LGBTQ-specific issues.

From Washington Blade

In the course of his wonderful memoirs Fabre has formulated it ten times and with always fresh ingenuity.

From Project Gutenberg

They used to walk out alone, with only M. Fabre's big dog to keep them company.

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There she had as cavaliere servente M. Fabre, the painter, who had lived with her since the death of Alfieri.

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While this was going on M. Fabre retired to a mistress of an inferior order.

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It tried to make Fabre, a born lover of nature, desert her; it forced him to teach mathematics for decades instead.

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