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Lankester

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

noun

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


Lankester British  
/ ˈlæŋkɪstə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Because domestic dogs are the main reservoir for human rabies, controlling human rabies globally requires the mass vaccination of dogs," WSU Associate Professor Felix Lankester, the principal investigator of the study, said.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2024

Women needed support, Ms Lankester said, but added "there is a fine line between giving women support and a reason for discrimination".

From BBC May 31, 2023

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

Nautilusit has been shown by E. Ray Lankester and A.G.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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