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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

Example sentences :

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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