Morgan (n.)

  1. United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

    [ Syn: morgan , lewis henry morgan ]

  2. United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)

    [ Syn: morgan , thomas hunt morgan ]

  3. a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

    [ Syn: morgan , henry morgan , sir henry morgan ]

  4. soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)

    [ Syn: morgan , daniel morgan ]

  5. United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)

    [ Syn: morgan , j. p. morgan , john pierpont morgan ]

  6. an American breed of small compact saddle horses

    [ Syn: morgan ]

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