beadle

Noun
  1. A minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function (synset 109864178)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  2. United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) (synset 110858727)
    is an instance of: biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
    same as: george beadle, george wells beadle

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