"Cuvier" meaning in All languages combined

See Cuvier on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Cuvier
  1. A surname from French
    Sense id: en-Cuvier-en-name-JKxjix1- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist. Derived forms: Cuvier's dwarf caiman, Cuvier's rail, Cuvierian
    Sense id: en-Cuvier-en-name-FvlulKZr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Proper name [French]

Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|mfbysense}} Cuvier m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [ˈkʊ.wi.ɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkuː.vi.er] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Cuvierī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cuvier [nominative, singular], Cuvierī [genitive, singular], Cuvierō [dative, singular], Cuvierum [accusative, singular], Cuvierō [ablative, singular], Cuvier [singular, vocative]
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  1. a surname from French Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
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