Associations to the word «Lorenz»

Wiktionary

LORENZ, proper noun. Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist and ethologist
LORENZ, noun. (during World War II) a blind-landing aid used at German military airfields

Dictionary definition

LORENZ, noun. Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989).

Wise words

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