Leakey Definition & Meaning
leakey
- noun
- English 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)
- English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
- English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
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- What does leakey mean?
- English 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) English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996) English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
- What part of speech is leakey?
- Leakey is a noun.
- How many definitions does leakey have?
- Leakey has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).