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RICHARD LEAKEY Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the phrase richard leakey. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase richard leakey. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for RICHARD LEAKEY

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archaeologist
nounn
noun

• an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture

conservationist
nounn
noun

• someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution

paleoanthropologist
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leakey
verb, nounv, n
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)

• English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)

• English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)

richard erskine leakey
noun, adjectiven, adj
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)

Best Hypernyms For RICHARD LEAKEY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for richard leakey, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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anthropologist conservationist paleontologist scientist

Alternatives for ARCHAEOLOGIST

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