Audubon Society
5
3.8
- proper noun
- /ˈɔːdʒəˌbɒn səˈsaɪəti/
- US
:
Sociedad Audubon
- A sign reads: The Audubon Society - National Headquarters.
- the National Audubon Society
Examples
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The National Audubon Society listed the double-crested cormorant as a species of special concern.
Academic text (2009) -
As the cut rose, so did concerns of local and national environmental groups, including the National Audubon Society.
Academic text (1993) -
The National Audubon Society filed its complaint under the public trust doctrine.
Academic text (1996) -
I'm a member of the Audubon Society and the International Crane Foundation.
Blog text (3) -
The Audubon Society has provided volunteers to conduct tours and assist with cowbird control.
Academic text (2012) -
Samuels counted birds quarterly for the Audubon Society.
Fiction book (1994) -
Some riverbanks are owned by nonprofit conservation organizations, such as the Audubon Society of Rhode Island.
Academic text (1990) -
Declan Anthus is a member of both the Nature Conservancy and the Audubon Society.
Fiction book (1992) -
Ginny Black was the National Audubon Society project coordinator for the Minnesota Source Separated Composting Project.
Academic text (1995) -
The National Audubon Society promotes bird conservation through community events and educational programs.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Audubon + society
Knowing 'society' lets a B1 learner infer this is an organization, so part of the meaning (that it is an association) is transparent. However, 'Audubon' is a proper name with no lexical meaning for most learners, so the specific domain (bird conservation and study) cannot be derived without background knowledge of Audubon, making the full meaning only partially predictable.
Etymology
Audubon Society is named after John James Audubon, a man who watched and painted birds and helped people notice them. Groups took his name to show they study and 'protect birds', so today Audubon Society means an organization for watching and helping birds.