Definitions

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  • adjective Cuvier (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Cuvier's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Cuvier especially French naturalists Georges Cuvier and Frédéric Cuvier.

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Examples

  • Their active pursuit of quality included the study and use of home-grown clonal selections for replanting, the modernization of the old chais in 1987, and the building of a state-of-the-art new cuvier.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • A new cuvier was built in 1980 and a new barrel-aging cellar and tasting room with a spectacular vista of neighboring Château La-tour, in 1988.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • A new cuvier was built in 1980 and a new barrel-aging cellar and tasting room with a spectacular vista of neighboring Château La-tour, in 1988.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • A new cuvier was built in 1980 and a new barrel-aging cellar and tasting room with a spectacular vista of neighboring Château La-tour, in 1988.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Their active pursuit of quality included the study and use of home-grown clonal selections for replanting, the modernization of the old chais in 1987, and the building of a state-of-the-art new cuvier.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Their active pursuit of quality included the study and use of home-grown clonal selections for replanting, the modernization of the old chais in 1987, and the building of a state-of-the-art new cuvier.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • A new cuvier was built in 1980 and a new barrel-aging cellar and tasting room with a spectacular vista of neighboring Château La-tour, in 1988.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Their active pursuit of quality included the study and use of home-grown clonal selections for replanting, the modernization of the old chais in 1987, and the building of a state-of-the-art new cuvier.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • A new cuvier was built in 1980 and a new barrel-aging cellar and tasting room with a spectacular vista of neighboring Château La-tour, in 1988.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

  • Their active pursuit of quality included the study and use of home-grown clonal selections for replanting, the modernization of the old chais in 1987, and the building of a state-of-the-art new cuvier.

    The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

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