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HUXLEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
Synonyms:
Huxley; Thomas Henry Huxley; Thomas Huxley
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)
Derivation:
Huxleian; Huxleyan (of or relating to Thomas Huxley)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
Synonyms:
Aldous Huxley; Aldous Leonard Huxley; Huxley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 3
Meaning:
English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
Synonyms:
Andrew Fielding Huxley; Andrew Huxley; Huxley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
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