Definitions for paleontologist
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pa•le•on•tol•o•gyˌpeɪ li ənˈtɒl ə dʒi; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-(n.)
the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
Category: Paleontology
Origin of paleontology:
1830–40
pa`le•on•tol′o•gist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilist(noun)
a specialist in paleontology
Wiktionary
paleontologist(Noun)
one who studies paleontology
Webster Dictionary
Paleontologist(noun)
one versed in paleontology
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