Relating to or characteristic of the scientific methods and theories of Georges Cuvier, the naturalist and paleontologist, especially regarding comparative anatomy.
From the name Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), the influential French naturalist, plus the suffix '-ian' to create an adjective form.
Cuvier could identify an entire animal from just a single bone using comparative anatomy—it was like CSI for extinct species, and his methods revolutionized paleontology.
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