Definition of "paleontologists" [paleontologists]

• Plural form of paleontologist. (noun)

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• "Scientists who collect and study fossils professionally are called paleontologists from the Greek words for "ancient-life studies"."
• "The fossils of the approximately 9-ft. long creature, which are, described in two Nature articles released today, were dug out of rock formations on Ellesmere Island, in the Canadian Arctic, by paleontologists from the University of Chicago and several other institutions."
• "Just what do these so-called paleontologists look like?"