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LOUIS LEAKEY
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• LOUIS LEAKEY (noun)
The noun LOUIS LEAKEY has 1 sense:
1. English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
Familiarity information: LOUIS LEAKEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Leakey; Louis Leakey; Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
Instance hypernyms:
anthropologist (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)
fossilist; palaeontologist; paleontologist (a specialist in paleontology)
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