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MANTELL
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• MANTELL (noun)
The noun MANTELL has 1 sense:
1. English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852)
Familiarity information: MANTELL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gideon Algernon Mantell; Mantell
Instance hypernyms:
geologist (a specialist in geology)
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