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[ pey-lee-uh n-tol -uh -jist or, especially British , pal-ee- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌpeɪ li ənˈtɒl ə dʒɪst or, especially British , ˌpæl i- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a scientist who specializes in the study of life forms that existed in previous geologic periods, as represented by their fossils:The education program manager for the museum has worked as a paleontologist, digging up dinosaur bones in Wyoming.
Origin of paleontologist paleontolog(y) + -ist
Words nearby paleontologist Paleolithic man, paleology, paleomagnetism, paleon., paleontol., paleontologist , paleontology, paleopathology, paleopedology, Paleosiberian, paleosol
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Example sentences from the Web for paleontologist The new Research Institute set features an all-female cast: a paleontologist , astronomer, and chemist.
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As a paleontologist , he obviously understands the public fascination with dinosaurs and their remains.
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His partner in this adventure is Dr. Violet Hurst, a sexy, tart-tongued, paleontologist .
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The father, Jonathan, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, experiences seizures at the sight of a cloud.
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He then proceeds to theorize, hand in hand with the paleontologist , or student of ancient life.
Unexplored! | Allen Chaffee
My good friend the paleontologist is in greater danger than he realizes, when he leaves descriptions and attempts explanation.
A Critique of the Theory of Evolution | Thomas Hunt Morgan
The paleontologist removed the confounded monocle from his eye, and wiped the lens with a bit of chamois skin.
The Book of Gud | Dan Spain
It is a desert to the agriculturist, a mine to the paleontologist , and a paradise to the artist.
Canyons of the Colorado | J. W. Powell
Pottery is to the archæologist what characteristic fossils are to the paleontologist .
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Words related to paleontologist excavator, classicist, paleologist, prehistorian