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- Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier (23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier (/ˈkjuːvieɪ/; French: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) kyvje]), was a French...
- Cuvier (1769–1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist. Cuvier may also refer to: Cuvier Island, an island in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand Cuvier,...
- The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae. It is...
- Georges-Frédéric Cuvier (28 June 1773 – 24 July 1838) was a French zoologist and paleontologist. He was the younger brother of noted naturalist and zoologist...
- Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Ziphiidae...
- The Cuvier–Geoffroy debate of 1830 was a scientific debate between the two French naturalists Georges Cuvier and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. For around...
- Cuvier Grover (July 24, 1828 – June 6, 1885) was a career officer in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
- Anampses cuvier, the pearl wr****e, is a species of fish found in the Pacific Ocean. This species reaches a length of 31.0 cm (12.2 in). The fish is named...
- Cuvier is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: Frédéric Cuvier (1773–1838), French zoologist Georges...
- Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) is a small crocodilian in the alligator family from northern and central South America. It is found in...