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Leakey

Leakey Meaning & Definition
Leakey Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Leakey?

[n] English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
[n] English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
[n] 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 | Synonyms for Leakey: Louis Leakey | Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey | Mary Douglas Leakey | Mary Leakey | Richard Erskine Leakey | Richard Leakey

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See Also | anthropologist | fossilist | palaeontologist | paleontologist

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