noun
Meaning 1
One who studies paleontology.
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noun
One who studies paleontology.
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noun
a specialist in paleontology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: palaeontologist, fossilist
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Broader terms: scientist
Narrower terms: Gould, Stephen Jay Gould, Leakey, Louis Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, Mary Leakey, Mary Douglas Leakey, Richard Leakey, Richard Erskine Leakey, Owen, Sir Richard Owen, Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
History
Etymology tree English paleontology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English paleontologist From paleontology + -ist.
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