Cuvier

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈkjuːvɪeɪ/, French: /kyvje/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅′vē ā′, ko̅o̅v yā′; Fr. ky vyā′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Cu•vi•er  (kyo̅o̅′vē ā′, ko̅o̅v yā′; Fr. ky vyā′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Georges Lé•o•pold Chré•tien Fré•dé•ric Da•go•bert  (zhôrzh lā ô pôld′ krā tyan′ frā dā rēk′ da gô ber′),USA pronunciation Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cuvier / ˈkjuːvɪeɪ kyvje/
  1. Georges (Jean-Leopold-Nicolas-Frédéric) ( ʒɔrʒ ), Baron. 1769–1832, French zoologist and statesman; founder of the sciences of comparative anatomy and palaeontology
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