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morgan

/ˈmɔɹɡən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about morgan at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881).
  2. United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945).
  3. A Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688).

Origin

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

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