Definitions for darwinˈdɑr wɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Dar•winˈdɑr wɪn(n.)

  1. Charles (Robert), 1809–82, English naturalist.

    Category: Biography

  2. his grandfather, Erasmus, 1731–1802, English naturalist and poet.

    Category: Biography

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Darwin, Charles Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin(noun)

    English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)

  2. Darwin(noun)

    provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia

Wiktionary

  1. Darwin(ProperNoun)

    Charles Darwin (1809u20131882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.

  2. Darwin(ProperNoun)

    Capital of the Northern Territory (Australia).

  3. Origin: (sense 2): Named after Charles Darwin.


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