noun
Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)
• Syn: ↑Konrad von Gesner
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naturalist, ↑natural scientist
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/ges"neuhr/; Ger. /ges"neuhrdd/, n.
Konrad von /kon"rad von/; Ger. /kawn"rddaht feuhn/, 1516-65, Swiss naturalist.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.