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bette agassiz

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Ag⋅as⋅siz

[ag-uh-see; for 2 also Fr. a-ga-see]
–noun
1. Alexander, 1835–1910, U.S. oceanographer and marine zoologist, born in Switzerland.
2. his father, (Jean) Louis (Ro⋅dolphe) [zhahn lwee raw-dawlf] , 1807–73, U.S. zoologist and geologist, born in Switzerland.
3. Elizabeth Cabot Cary, 1822–1907, U.S. author and educator, a founder and the first president (1894–1903) of Radcliffe College.
4. Lake, a lake existing in the prehistoric Pleistocene Epoch in central N America. 700 mi. (1127 km) long.
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Agassiz   (āg'ə-sē)  Pronunciation Key 
Swiss-born American naturalist whose studies of glaciers and their movement introduced the idea of the ice age in 1840. Agassiz later revolutionized science education in the United States by emphasizing direct observation of the natural environment.
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