natural history

American  

noun

1. the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.

2. the study of these sciences.

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natural history British  

noun

1. the study of animals and plants in the wild state

2. the study of all natural phenomena

3. the sum of these phenomena in a given place or at a given time

   the natural history of Iran

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natural history Scientific  

1. The study and description of living things and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and relationships to one another. Natural history includes the sciences of zoology, mineralogy, geology, and paleontology.

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Other Word Forms

• natural historian noun

Etymology

Origin of natural history

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

We see samurai as civil servants, patrons of new fields of study like natural history, scholars of Western knowledge, and, of course, as customers in the thriving pleasure districts that catered to their varied tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It targeted a rare disease with a defined genetic cause, showed a clinical benefit in some patients, and used a well-characterized natural history for comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Thursday, detectives announced they have made their first arrest in relation to incident, which saw military memorabilia, jewellery, natural history pieces and carved ivory, bronze and silver figurines taken.

From BBC

She gained an appreciation for nature and anthropology from mother-daughter fishing excursions and regular visits to the Field Museum, which focuses on natural history.

From Los Angeles Times

It also gave researchers the opportunity to observe its behavior and investigate aspects of its natural history that were previously unknown.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• environment
• landscape
• view
• world