natural history
nounDefinition of natural history
1
: a treatise on some aspect of nature
2
: the natural development of something (such as an organism or disease) over a period of time
3
: the study of natural objects especially in the field from an amateur or popular point of view
Examples of natural history in a Sentence
the natural history of bees
We went to the Natural History Museum.
Recent Examples on the Web
His work has helped rewrite the natural histories of many locations around the globe by reconstructing ecosystems as much as 450,000 years old, and maybe older. — Quanta Magazine, "Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems," 29 May 2019 Lynda specializes in coverage of the environment, natural history, and Native American tribes. — Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, "Man arrested in connection with Port Angeles fire that left 4 dead," 7 July 2019 There are more than 60,000 objects of natural history, anthropology, history and art. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Summer in Arizona: Locals share 100 fun ways to survive the 100-degree heat in Phoenix," 1 July 2019 First, the natural history and topography is stunning and incomparable. — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, "Column: America still is great. But my European vacation allowed me to reassess what it does best.," 19 June 2019 Christian allegory wanes as natural history emerges during the Renaissance, slowly draining mystical symbolism and replacing it with the visual power of direct observation. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Unicorns are just one of the wild rides in the Getty’s marvelous ‘Book of Beasts’," 23 July 2019 While working on Racing Extinction, a Discovery documentary, the Brown graduate founded Sound Off Films, a production company that focuses on documentaries and natural history content production. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "'Yellowstone' Actor Kevin Costner Makes It Clear Nothing Is More Important Than His Wife and Kids," 21 July 2019 Netflix is continuing the expansion of its natural history output, this time taking the plunge on a new documentary series examining Earth's vast and largely unexplored waters. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Netflix Teams With 'Blue Planet II' Creator on 'Oceans' Doc Series," 16 July 2019 His collection in this cultural heritage and natural history museum includes some oddities and the weirdest ones are surely worth seeing. — Charles Infosino, Cincinnati.com, "Check out the weirdest things you can find at Behringer-Crawford Museum," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'natural history.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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