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Meaning of Cuvierian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of or relating to Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French naturalist and zoologist.

Examples

“Dr. Knox took the ground, bold ground half a century ago, of the vast antiquity of man, and, though holding to the Cuvierean view of the immutability of species, he shrank from no opprobrium of beliefs denounced at that time as spurious science, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

CV CVD cvnt cvt CW cyan

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