HyperDic: richard_leakey

English > 1 sense of the expression Richard Leakey:
NOUNperson Richard Leakey, Leakey, Richard Erskine LeakeyEnglish paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents
English > Richard Leakey: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish 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).
SynonymsLeakey, Richard Erskine Leakey
Instance ofanthropologistA social scientist who specializes in anthropology
paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilistA specialist in paleontology
SpanishRichard Erskine Leakey, Richard Leakey
CatalanRichard Erskine Frere Leakey, Richard Leakey

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