Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BUFFON
n.The Numidian crane, an African fowl.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Buffon, Comte de
Buf fon, Comte de |bYˈfôN buˈfɔn | (1707 –88 ), French naturalist; born Georges-Louis Leclerc. A founder of paleontology, he emphasized the unity of all living species, minimizing the apparent differences between animals and plants. His compilation of the animal kingdom, the Histoire Naturelle, reached 36 volumes by the time of his death.
Oxford Dictionary
Buffon, Comte de
Buf ¦fon |ˈbuːfɒn, French byfɔ̃ | (1707 –88 ), French naturalist; born Georges-Louis Leclerc. A founder of palaeontology, he emphasized the unity of all living species, minimizing the apparent differences between animals and plants. He produced a compilation of the animal kingdom, the Histoire Naturelle, which had reached thirty-six volumes by the time of his death.
Duden Dictionary
buffonesk
buf fo nesk Adjektiv |buffon e sk |im Stil eines Buffos ausgeführt
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