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fossilists

fossilists is the plural of fossilist.

Meaning of fossilist

Noun

fossilist (plural fossilists)

  1. (obsolete) A fossil collector, or a paleontologist.
    • In a work lately published by an eminent fossilist, I have met with an opinion, that all the spoils of terrestrial and submarine productions which we find buried in the strata in this country over the chalk, have been transported from distant climates, and have been deposited in a tumultuous manner...1814, Thomas Webster, Transactions of the Geological Society, 1st series, vol. 2: On the Strata lying over the Chalk

Questions about fossilists

What is fossilists the plural of?
Fossilists is the plural of fossilist.

Words near fossilists in the dictionary

  1. fossilised
  2. fossilises
  3. fossilising
  4. fossilism
  5. fossilist
  6. fossilists
  7. fossility
  8. fossilizable
  9. fossilization
  10. fossilizations
  11. fossilize

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