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Carson
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United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
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rachel carsonrachel louise carson
Other meanings
2. noun
United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
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