Lankester

American  

[lang-kuh-ster, -kes-ter] / ˈlæŋ kə stər, -kɛs tər /

noun

1. Sir Edwin Ray, 1847–1929, English zoologist and writer.

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Lankester British  

/ ˈlæŋkɪstə /

noun

1. Sir Edwin Ray. 1847–1929, English zoologist, noted particularly for his work in embryology and study of protozoans

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Example Sentences

But for Lankester, it's all a question of perspective.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Lankester, who also serves as a director of Rabies Free Africa, said the app's effectiveness could be improved with better technology -- like newer smartphones with high-quality cameras -- and additional operator training.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Palaeobiologist Michael Boulter paints a group picture of biologists energized by Darwinism, including Ray Lankester and Marie Stopes, rubbing shoulders with cross-disciplinary intellects such as Roger Fry and H. G. Wells.

From Nature • Sep. 5, 2017

The saintly aura and famous entrance into the MacNeil house by Father Lankester Merrin perhaps put his assistant into the shade.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2014

There are, however, anatomical and histological differences to be seen at any rate at the extremes between the undoubted nephridia of Goodrich, Meyer and Lankester, and the coelomoducts of the same authors.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various