Finlay
[ fin-ley, -lee, fin-lahy for 1; fin-lee for 2 ]
/ ˈfɪn leɪ, -li, fɪnˈlaɪ for 1; ˈfɪn li for 2 /
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noun
Car·los Juan [kahr-lohs wahn], /ˈkɑr loʊs wɑn/, 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.
a river in N British Columbia, Canada, flowing SE to join the Parsnip River in forming the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
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Finlay
/ (ˈfɪnlɪ) /
noun
Carlos Juan (ˈkarlos xwan). 1833–1915, Cuban physician: discovered that the mosquito was the vector of yellow fever
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