John James Audubon

John James Audubon
noun
United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851)
• Syn: ↑Audubon
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑ornithologist, ↑bird watcher, ↑artist, ↑creative person

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John James Audubon [John James Audubon]
(1785–1851) a US ↑naturalist, born in Haiti. He painted every bird that was then known in North America and collected over 1 000 paintings in his book Birds of America (1827–38).
See also ↑Audubon Society

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  • John James Audubon — n. (1785 1851) U.S.A naturalist who studied and wrote about the birds of North America …   English contemporary dictionary

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