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taphonomists

taphonomists is the plural of taphonomist.

Meaning of taphonomist

Noun

taphonomist (plural taphonomists)

  1. One who studies taphonomy.
    • Pathologies of soft and skeletal tissues are not taphonomic features, but forensic and paleozoological taphonomists are both interested in modifications to bodily tissues that are perimortem, especially if those modifications reveal the agent or means of mortality.2014, Dennis Dirkmaat, A Companion to Forensic Anthropology, page 504

Questions about taphonomists

What is taphonomists the plural of?
Taphonomists is the plural of taphonomist.

Words near taphonomists in the dictionary

  1. taphonomical
  2. taphonomically
  3. taphonomies
  4. taphonomised
  5. taphonomist
  6. taphonomists
  7. taphonomy
  8. taphophile
  9. taphophiles
  10. taphophilia
  11. taphophilic

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