natural history

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natural history

noun natural histories

  1. countable, uncountable The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.
  2. countable, uncountable The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.
  3. countable, uncountable A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.
  4. countable, uncountable The progression of a medical condition in an individual.

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noun study of the origins and evolution of all living things

Españolhistoria natural
한국어박물학 bangmulhak
日本語博物学 hakubutsu gaku
中文博物學 /博物学 bówùxué
हिन्दीप्राकृतिक इतिहास prākŕtik itihās
Portuguêshistória natural
Françaishistoire naturelle
DeutschNaturgeschichte
Italianostoria naturale
Ελληνικάφυσική ιστορία fysikí istoría
Românăistorie naturală
Русскийприродове́дение prirodovédenije
العربيةتاريخ طبيعي

noun study of all natural phenomena

中文動植物研究 /动植物研究 dòngzhíwù yánjiū
Françaishistoire naturelle
Русскийприродове́дение prirodovédenije

noun treatise

中文博物學論著 /博物学论著 bówùxué lùnzhù, 動植物研究論著 /动植物研究论著 dòngzhíwù yánjiū lùnzhù

noun progression of a medical condition

中文自然發展過程 /自然发展过程 zìrán fāzhǎn guòchéng

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@misc{natural_history_2026,
  title = {natural history},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/natural%20history},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}