Milne-Edwards

American  

[miln-ed-werdz, meel-ney-dwars] / ˈmɪlnˈɛd wərdz, mil neɪˈdwars /

noun

1. Henri 1800–85, French zoologist.

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Example Sentences

We need only refer to the writings of Professor Suess, Milne-Edwards, and Boyd Dawkins.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

It is instructive to find that between Serres and Milne-Edwards there existed the same antagonism as between von 205Baer and the German transcendentalists.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

There is another Thibetan badger mentioned by Professor Milne-Edwards in his 'Recherches sur les Mammifères,' a white-throated one, M. obscurus, but it appears to be the same as M. albogularis.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

It was discovered by the Abbé David, who named it after the well-known Professor A. Milne-Edwards.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

This vole, which is described and figured by Milne-Edwards, is supposed to have been found in Afghanistan from a specimen in Griffith's collection.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage