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MUIR
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• MUIR (noun)
The noun MUIR has 1 sense:
1. United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
Familiarity information: MUIR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Muir; Muir
Instance hypernyms:
natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))
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