FOSSILIST

paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilist

(noun) a specialist in paleontology

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Fos"sil*ist, n.

Definition: One who is versed in the science of fossils; a paleontologist. Joseph Black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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