natural history
noun
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.
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Here’s a first look at Walking with Dinosaurs, as the BBC brings back the hit natural history show after a 25-year hiatus.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Evolutionary biology is the study of the natural history of life, and humans have always been fascinated by our history.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Native art and cultural objects were often presented in ethnographic or natural history museums, not art museums.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The show is made by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio but, unlike many natural history epics, was not initially greenlit by the British broadcaster.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Evolutionary biology is the study of the natural history of life, and humans have always been fascinated by our history.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Native art and cultural objects were often presented in ethnographic or natural history museums, not art museums.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The show is made by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio but, unlike many natural history epics, was not initially greenlit by the British broadcaster.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for natural history
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“Natural history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20history. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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natural history
noun
: 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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