j. fabre

Fa·bre

[fah-ber; French fa-bruh]
noun
Jean Hen·ri [zhahn ahn-ree] , 1823–1915, French entomologist and popular writer on insect life.
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Fabre (French fabrə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
JeanHenri (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ri). 1823--1915, French entomologist; author of many works on insect life, remarkable for their vivid and minute observation, esp Souvenirs Entomologiques (1879--1907). Nobel prize for literature 1910

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