Definition & Meaning of "paleontologist"in English

Paleontologist

a scientist who studies fossils and ancient life forms to understand the history of life on earth

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

paleontologists

Examples

The paleontologist discovered a new dinosaur species in the fossil-rich region.

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