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natural history

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

The progression of a medical condition in an individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 5

the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: science, scientific discipline

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Translations

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: natuurgeskiedenis — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Arabic: تاريخ طبيعي — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Asturian: historia natural — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Belarusian: прыродазнаўства (pryródaznawstva) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Bulgarian: естествозна́ние (estestvoznánie) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Bulgarian: природозна́ние (prirodoznánie) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Catalan: història natural — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 博物學 /博物学 (bówùxué) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Czech: přírodopis — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Danish: naturhistorie — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Dutch: natuurlijke historie — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Esperanto: natura historio — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Faroese: náttúrusøga — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Finnish: luonnonhistoria — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • French: histoire naturelle — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Galician: historia natural — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • German: Naturgeschichte — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Greek: φυσική ιστορία (fysikí istoría) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Hindi: प्राकृतिक इतिहास (prākŕtik itihās) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Hungarian: természetrajz — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Icelandic: náttúrusaga — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Indonesian: sejarah alam — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Interlingua: historia natural — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Italian: storia naturale — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Japanese: 博物学 (hakubutsu gaku) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Kannada: ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಇತಿಹಾಸ (naisargika itihāsa) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Kazakh: жаратылыстану (jaratylystanu) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Korean: 박물학 (bangmulhak) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Latin: historia naturalis — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Luxembourgish: Naturléier — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Macedonian: природона́ука (prirodonáuka) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Macedonian: природознание (prirodoznanie) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naturhistorie — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naturhistorie — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Persian: تاریخِ طبیعی (târix-e tabi'i) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Polish: historia naturalna — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Portuguese: história natural — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Romanian: istorie naturală — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Russian: природове́дение (prirodovédenije) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Slovene: prirodopis — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Spanish: historia natural — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Swedish: naturhistoria — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Tajik: таърихи табиъӣ (ta'rix-i tabi'i) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Tamil: இயற்கை வரலாறு (iyaṟkai varalāṟu) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Turkish: doğa tarihi — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Ukrainian: природни́ча істо́рія (pryrodnýča istórija) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Ukrainian: природозна́вство (pryrodoznávstvo) — study of the origins and evolution of all living things
  • Belarusian: прыродазнаўства (pryródaznawstva) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Bulgarian: естествозна́ние (estestvoznánie) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Bulgarian: природозна́ние (prirodoznánie) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Chinese Mandarin: 動植物研究 /动植物研究 (dòngzhíwù yánjiū) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Finnish: luonnontiede — study of all natural phenomena
  • French: histoire naturelle — study of all natural phenomena
  • Hungarian: természetrajz — study of all natural phenomena
  • Hungarian: környezetismeret — study of all natural phenomena
  • Macedonian: природона́ука (prirodonáuka) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Macedonian: природознание (prirodoznanie) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naturhistorie — study of all natural phenomena
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naturhistorie — study of all natural phenomena
  • Russian: природове́дение (prirodovédenije) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Swedish: naturhistoria — study of all natural phenomena
  • Ukrainian: природни́ча істо́рія (pryrodnýča istórija) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Ukrainian: природозна́вство (pryrodoznávstvo) — study of all natural phenomena
  • Chinese Mandarin: 博物學論著 /博物学论著 (bówùxué lùnzhù) — treatise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 動植物研究論著 /动植物研究论著 (dòngzhíwù yánjiū lùnzhù) — treatise
  • Finnish: luonnonhistoria — treatise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自然發展過程 /自然发展过程 (zìrán fāzhǎn guòchéng) — progression of a medical condition
  • Finnish: luonnollinen kulku — progression of a medical condition