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Synonyms for paleontologist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-lee-uh n-tol-uh-jee or, esp. British, pal-ee- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpeɪ li ənˈtɒl ə dʒi or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- |
Définition of paleontologist
Origin :- 1836, from paleontology + -ist.
- As in archaeologist : noun student of the physical remains of ancient cultures or eras
- He then proceeds to theorize, hand in hand with the paleontologist, or student of ancient life.
- Extract from : « Unexplored! » by Allen Chaffee
- It is a desert to the agriculturist, a mine to the paleontologist, and a paradise to the artist.
- Extract from : « Canyons of the Colorado » by J. W. Powell
- The paleontologist now reached up to a geometrical plane and brought down another small fossil.
- Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain
- The paleontologist removed the confounded monocle from his eye, and wiped the lens with a bit of chamois skin.
- Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain
- My good friend the paleontologist is in greater danger than he realizes, when he leaves descriptions and attempts explanation.
- Extract from : « A Critique of the Theory of Evolution » by Thomas Hunt Morgan
- Gud picked up a tiny fragment and asked the paleontologist what manner of soul it had been.
- Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain
- Pottery is to the archæologist what characteristic fossils are to the paleontologist.
- Extract from : « The New Stone Age in Northern Europe » by John M. Tyler
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