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ROBERT MEARNS YERKES
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• ROBERT MEARNS YERKES (noun)
The noun ROBERT MEARNS YERKES has 1 sense:
1. United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956)
Familiarity information: ROBERT MEARNS YERKES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Robert M. Yerkes; Robert Mearns Yerkes; Yerkes
Instance hypernyms:
psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)
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