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Milne-Edwards

American  
[miln-ed-werdz, meel-ney-dwars] / ˈmɪlnˈɛd wərdz, mil neɪˈdwars /

noun

  1. Henri 1800–85, French zoologist.


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We need only refer to the writings of Professor Suess, Milne-Edwards, and Boyd Dawkins.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

Milne-Edwards of the original drawing in a MS.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

This vole, which is described and figured by Milne-Edwards, is supposed to have been found in Afghanistan from a specimen in Griffith's collection.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

This is the second law of organic form, and it is this law that Milne-Edwards chiefly elaborates.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

For instance, from the lower Miocene beds of Allier and Puy-de-D�me Milne-Edwards has described about 50 species.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various