Nature-nurture controversy
A traditional and long-standing disagreement over whether heredity or environment is more important in the development of living things, especially human beings.
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- Nature preserve
noun a piece of land protected and managed to preserve its flora and fauna; also called nature reserve
- Nature park
noun See nature preserve
- Nature reserve
noun 1. an area of land that is protected and managed in order to preserve a particular type of habitat and its flora and fauna which are often rare or endangered noun See nature preserve
- Nature strip
noun 1. (Austral, informal) a grass strip in front of a house between a fence or footpath and a roadway
- Nativist
[ney-ti-viz-uh m] /ˈneɪ tɪˌvɪz əm/ noun 1. the policy of protecting the interests of inhabitants against those of immigrants. 2. the policy or practice of preserving or reviving an indigenous culture. 3. Philosophy. the doctrine that innate ideas exist. 4. . /ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm/ noun 1. (mainly US) the policy of favouring the natives of a country […]