Thomas Huxley

Thomas Huxley
noun
English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
Syn: ↑Huxley, ↑Thomas Henry Huxley
Derivationally related forms: ↑Huxleian (for: ↑Huxley), ↑Huxleyan (for: ↑Huxley)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑biologist, ↑life scientist

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