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Definition of natural history noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

natural history

noun
 
/ˌnætʃrəl ˈhɪstri/
 
/ˌnætʃrəl ˈhɪstri/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the study of plants and animals; an account of the plant and animal life of a particular place
    • the Natural History Museum
    • He has written a natural history of Scotland.
See natural history in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee natural history in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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