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natural history

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.



natural history

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

  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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of natural history1

First recorded in 1560–70

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