leakey

leakey is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972). Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
2. noun. English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996)
3. 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)

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