Cuvier

(kü vyā′; E ko̵̅o̅′vē ā′)

Cuvier, Baron Georges (Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert) 1769-1832; Fr. naturalist

See Cuvier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Cu·vier

French naturalist who is considered the founder of comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology.

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