naturalist
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The French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck had the wrong idea about the way evolution works.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck had the wrong idea about the way evolution works.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
We were soon greeted by Jack Levenberg, a docent and naturalist, with Sierra, a great horned owl, perched on his gloved hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find.
From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025
He carefully wrote down the measurements in a notebook, just like a naturalist who studies animals and plants.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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