Carson
1. United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) • Syn: Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson • Instance Hypernyms: biologist, life scientist, environmentalist, conservationist 2. United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868) • Syn: Kit Carson, Christopher Carson • Instance Hypernyms: frontiersman, backwoodsman, mountain man
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