| natural history n. 1. The study and description of organisms and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and interrelationships. 2. a. A collection of facts about the development of a natural process or entity: the natural history of early hominids as revealed in the fossil record. b. A work or treatise containing such facts. |
natural history
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the study of animals and plants in the wild state
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the study of all natural phenomena
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the sum of these phenomena in a given place or at a given time the natural history of Iran
natural historian n
| natural history The study and description of living things and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and relationships to one another. Natural history includes the sciences of zoology, mineralogy, geology, and paleontology. |
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| Noun | 1. |  natural history - the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journalsscience, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" |
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