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Leakey   /lˈiki/   Listen
Leakey

noun
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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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Words linked to "Leakey" :   palaeontologist, anthropologist, fossilist, paleontologist



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