Selden

[ sel-duhn ]

noun

1. George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
2. John, 1584–1654, English historian, Orientalist, and politician.
3. a city on N Long Island, in SE New York.

Selden

/ ˈsɛldən /

noun

1. SeldenJohn15841654MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: antiquarianPOLITICS: politician John. 1584–1654, English antiquary and politician. As a member of Parliament, he was twice imprisoned for opposing the king

Example Sentences

The ancient critter recently was described in a new paper published in the Journal of Paleontology, co-written by Paul Selden from the University of Kansas and the Natural History Museum of London and Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.

From Science Daily

"Douglassarachne acanthopoda comes from the famous Mazon Creek locality in Illinois and is about 308 million years old," said lead author Selden.

From Science Daily

"Unfortunately, details such as the mouth parts cannot be seen, which makes it difficult to say exactly which group of arachnids are its closest relatives, Selden said. "It could belong to a wider group, which includes spiders, whip spiders and whip scorpions.

From Science Daily

“What you typically expect in a wildfire is that you’re going to have a range, and there are going to be some that are quite straightforward and some that are more challenging,” Selden said.

From Seattle Times

“There is something people can do: Their close relatives should donate their cheek swabs,” Selden said.

From Seattle Times