Associations to the word «Cuvier»

Wiktionary

CUVIER, adjective. Cuvier (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Cuvier's ..."
CUVIER, noun. (oenology) Fermenting room of a winery

Dictionary definition

CUVIER, noun. French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche