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 Definitions of Huxley  [ˈhʌks li]  

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Definition of 'Huxley' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Huxley
Aldous (Leonard), 1894–1963, English novelist, essayist, and critic.

2.  Huxley
Sir Andrew Fielding, born 1917, English physiologist (half brother of Aldous and Sir Julian Sorell).

3.  Huxley
Sir Julian Sorell, 1887–1975, English biologist and writer (brother of Aldous).

4.  Huxley
Thomas Henry, 1825–95, English biologist and writer (grandfather of Aldous and Sir Julian Sorell).


Definition of 'Huxley' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Huxley, Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley
English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

2. (noun) Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley
English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)

3. (noun) Huxley, Thomas Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley
English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)



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