natural history
noun
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.
natural historian
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a word derived from
natural history.
Example Sentences
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NWT's centenary is in the same year the broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
In addition to her scientific research, Agassiz collaborated with her husband, natural historian Louis Agassiz, on marine expeditions.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 21, 2021
One of the earliest accounts of these non-human beings was written by the Roman natural historian Pliny the Elder in 77 A.D.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2018
Aldo Leopold, an American wildlife natural historian and philosopher, advocated a biocentric ethic in his book, A Sand County Almanac.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
The French natural historian Charles Marie de la Condamine retraced Orellana’s journey in 1743.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
