Agassiz
USə'gæsız
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Swiss surname, possibly derived from 'aigasse', an old French word for a magpie.
مثال
- Louis Agassiz was a prominent biologist and geologist of the 19th century.
- The Agassiz family has a long history in Switzerland.
- The Agassiz Medal is awarded for contributions to the science of glaciology.
ترکیبهای رایج
Louis Agassiz Agassiz Medal Agassiz's work
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)