Fabre

[ fah-ber; French fa-bruh ]

/ ˈfɑ bər; French ˈfa brə /

noun

Jean Hen·ri

[zhahn ahn-ree] /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/, 1823–1915, French entomologist and popular writer on insect life.

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Examples from the Web for fabre

In two instances we saw the fidgety little creature go through a most comical performance, which again recalls the Sphex of Fabre.
Wasps|George W. Peckham
This was one of my difficulties, to tell boots and Fabre apart, each having a tough wizened quality and a powdery taste.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
Fabre had constructed a church for the Dominicans at Palma, in Mallorca, between the years 1296 and 1339.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
They feared, said Fabre, lest a page that is read without fatigue should not always be the expression of the truth.
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre

Something of him is to be found in my description of Monseigneur Fabre.
The World For Sale, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for fabre

Fabre

/ (French fabrə) /

noun

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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