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Meaning of Darwin's Bulldog | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Nickname for Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895), British biologist and comparative anatomist
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Darwin's Bulldog
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Examples

“He said afterwards, “you know I have to take care of him, in fact I have always been Darwin's bulldog,” and this exactly expressed one of the many relations which existed so long between the two men. Huxley was not always fortunate in the intellectual calibre of the men to whom he lectured in the Royal School of Mines.”

CEFR level

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

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