natural history

noun

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

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Definition 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

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the natural history of bees
We went to the Natural History Museum.

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Michigan leads the longitudinal clinical core studying the natural history of concussions among NCAA athletes.

— jeff potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "University of Wisconsin part of major study on concussions in sports," 30 May 2018
Last week, the natural history museum installed a fiberglass cast of a titanosaur skeleton from Argentina in Stanley Field Hall and is putting the finishing touches on a new exhibit featuring the dinos of Antarctica.

— ryan smith, Chicago Reader, "Move over, T-Rex: Field Museum shows off the diversity of dinos from outside America," 30 May 2018
Learn more about Eastern Oregon, the natural history along the trail, mining and early settlements as well as pioneer life, mountain men, early trail travelers and the Native Americans along the way.

— special to the oregonian, OregonLive.com, "Gerry Frank's picks: Connect past to present at these Oregon museums," 18 May 2018
As the tally of missing skins mounted, so did the scale of the Tring staff’s sense of failure as custodians of natural history.

— Outside Online, "The Curious Case of the Fly-Fishing Feather Thief," 19 Apr. 2018
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum The 98-acre Desert Museum, which was founded in 1952, is billed as a fusion experience: zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum, and aquarium.

— azcentral, "From climate to fry bread, 125 reasons to love Arizona," 15 May 2015
Signs along the loop trail note the natural history of trees in the area.

— peter marteka, courant.com, "The Ruins Of An Engineering Wonder Along The Farmington River," 13 May 2018
Andrew Moore is author of Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit, a cultural and natural history of the largest edible fruit native to the United States, and a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in the Writing & Literature category.

— andrew moore, Good Housekeeping, "A Beginner's Guide To Growing Pawpaw—The Delicious Fruit You're Not Eating," 12 Jan. 2018
Boyce Thompson Arboretum Botany and natural history never seemed so cool as a trip to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

— sonja haller, azcentral, "Ultimate Arizona bucket list: 14 things to do in Pinal County," 18 Feb. 2015

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natural history

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Definition of natural history for English Language Learners

: the study of plants, animals, and sometimes ancient human civilizations

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: the natural development of something (as an organism or disease) over a period of time

increasing knowledge of the natural histories of tumors
—H. S. N. Greene

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