Cuvier
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fermenting room of a winery
"The winery, she said, has a fermenting room – a cuvier – "that[…] is the most modern you can find today.""
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from French
- 2 Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The winery, she said, has a fermenting room – a cuvier – "that[…] is the most modern you can find today.""
Etymology
Borrowed from French cuvier (“vat”).