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# palaeontologist

noun (a palaeontologist, palaeontologists); US spelling paleontologist

«palaeontologist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A scientist who studies fossils to learn about plants and animals that lived long ago, like dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons palaeontologists dig up fossils, clean them and work out how old they are and how the creatures lived. Many children dream of becoming one. Phrases: a dinosaur palaeontologist.

### Examples

- A palaeontologist found a dinosaur bone near the cliff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#x1)
- I want to be a palaeontologist when I grow up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#x2)
- Palaeontologists use brushes to clean fossils gently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#x3)
- The palaeontologist said the tooth belonged to a T. rex. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#x4)
- Mary Anning was a famous fossil hunter and early palaeontologist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#x5)
- Palaeontologists study ancient plants too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/#x6)

### Note

UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ spell it palaeontologist; the USA and Canada usually paleontologist. The study is palaeontology. Myth: palaeontologists do not study ancient humans' pottery — that is archaeology.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «palaeontologist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/palaeontologist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«palaeontologist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palaeontologist.html) on Mova free.