Definitions for natural history

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nat′ural his′tory(n.)

  1. the study of organisms and natural objects, esp. with reference to their history and native environment.

    Category: Biology

Origin of natural history:

1560–70

Princeton's WordNet

  1. natural history(noun)

    the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

Wiktionary

  1. natural history(Noun)

    The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

  2. natural history(Noun)

    The study of all natural phenomena.

  3. natural history(Noun)

    A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Natural History

    A former branch of knowledge embracing the study, description, and classification of natural objects (as animals, plants, and minerals) and thus including the modern sciences of zoology, botany, and mineralogy insofar as they existed at that time. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries it was much used for the generalized pursuit of certain areas of science. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)


Translations for natural history

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

natural history(adverb)

the study of plants and animals.

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