Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who is versed in paleontology.
Wiktionary
- n. one who studies paleontology
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One versed in paleontology.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a specialist in paleontology
Examples
“Even where I work a paleontology parkquite a few of the staff often joke when they stutter through or mispronounce the word paleontologist, yet have no problem with "archaeologist".”
“An Indonesian paleontologist is keeping the remains of the tiny humans away from other paleontologists.”
“Fact is, Grant and Hepburn display impeccable comic timing at a breakneck pace and the “intercostal clavicle” Grant’s paleontologist is searching for in the movie has become something of an iconic reference.”
“Which brings me to the phrase "religious paleontologist.”
The Huffington Post: Robert J. Asher: 'Religious' Scientists And The Legacy Of Christopher Hitchens
“" There weren't enough to fill a third of a sandwich bag, '' recalls paleontologist Keith Rigby, who was heading the dig.”
“I also think that anyone who just wants to be a "paleontologist" should prep for at least a short amount of time so they have a better understanding of how it works and so you have more respect for preparators.”
“The sub-discipline "paleontologist" includes paleontology; the sub-discipline "preparation" includes paleontology and preparation and conservation.”
“The show begins with a "paleontologist" clad in safari gear, who hosts the proceedings from the stage.”
“So by all means, explain this to me — what exactly, in your opinion, makes a chemist or a mathematician eminently more qualified than an anthropologist or paleontologist to decide how human life originated?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘paleontologist’.
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AbraxasZugzwang's Words
atavism, abraxas, sisyphean, frust, fetus-in-fetu, arhythmically, queef, epidemiology, abecedarian, troglodyte, chiaroscuro, philology and 631 more...
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paleo-, palaeo-
older or ancient
Paleolithic, paleoclimatology, paleontology, paleobiology, paleontologist, paleozoic, paleozoology, paleontological
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random
words I read but don't know
nascent, proxy, desultory, charlatan, churlish, emaciated, gaudy, shill, lurid, frisson, marauding, plunder and 610 more...
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quark, quark, quark!
science words that are fun to say
math, too
"I like to say 'quark'! Quark, quark, quark, quark!" - Hobbesscatological, circadian rhythm, imago, quark, gastrointestinal, phylum, protease inhibitor, trilobite, solar plexus, ratite, strata, quasar and 86 more...
Tweets
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bilby Example. Dec 20, 2009
reesetee That's funny, karmic--I wanted to be an astronomer for many years, until I discovered that I needed to know a lot of math. ;-) Aug 21, 2007
karmicunderpath I've always always wanted to be one but am not good enough at science. When I was little I learned how to spell it to impress adults and teachers. Aug 21, 2007
chained_bear At the time I was living in the South, actually, but the conversation took place elsewhere. Feb 19, 2007
seanahan Unless you were in the South, where a paleontologist is considered a tool of Satan. Feb 18, 2007
reesetee The Best Paleontologist Story Ever. :-) Feb 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang I love this story. Feb 18, 2007
chained_bear A young person of my acquaintance used this word frequently when she was about six years old. At dinner with friends--mostly adults except for this child--I was talking to someone else, but suddenly there was a noticeable silence to my left. I thought some awfully tactless thing must have come out of her mouth, but it turns out someone had asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, and she said "A paleontologist." The stunned silence was because none of the adults knew what a paleontologist is and didn't want to admit it in front of the six-year-old. Feb 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang This is the first big word I remember learning as a little kid. Feb 13, 2007