#naturalist
- Aldrovandi — An Italian proper surname, famous in the scientific community due to Ulisse Aldrovandi, a celebrated Renaissance naturalist, physician, and philosopher, considered one of the fathers of modern natural history studies. He established one of the first university botanical gardens and gathered a vast collection of biological specimens, his name being immortalized in taxonomy through various plant and animal genera or species dedicated to his memory.
- Animalized — Having undergone the process of animalization; a human being, collectivity, or character that has lost its higher traits, consciousness, or reason, manifesting itself guided exclusively by raw instincts, aggressiveness, or elementary physiological needs. In a figurative sense, the term describes a raw lifestyle, devoid of any form of spiritual elevation, culture, or civilized social organization.
- Azara — A polysemantic proper name of great scientific and geographical significance. In the history of natural sciences, it designates Félix de Azara (1742-1821), a renowned Spanish naturalist, engineer, and cartographer who produced highly detailed and refined structural descriptions of the fauna and geography of South America, his works being deeply studied by Charles Darwin. In a geographical sense, the term represents a toponym naming a town in Argentina, lunar craters, minerals (azarite), and plant or animal genera named as an onomastic tribute to the scholar.