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Swam⋅mer⋅dam

[svahm-uhr-dahm]
–noun
Jan [yahn] , 1637–80, Dutch anatomist and entomologist.
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Swam·mer·dam   (svä'mər-däm')   
Dutch naturalist known for his pioneering microscopic research. He was the first to describe red blood cells (1658).
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