Leakey

/ˈliki/
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Other forms: Leakeys

Definitions of Leakey
  1. noun
    English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
    synonyms: Louis Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
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    anthropologist
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
    fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist
    a specialist in paleontology
  2. noun
    English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
    synonyms: Mary Douglas Leakey, Mary Leakey
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    example of:
    anthropologist
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
    fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist
    a specialist in paleontology
  3. noun
    English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944)
    synonyms: Richard Erskine Leakey, Richard Leakey
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    example of:
    anthropologist
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
    fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist
    a specialist in paleontology
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