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Mantell

noun

English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852). Synonym: Gideon Algernon Mantell.

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... being unable to undertake that office, the Rev. Peter Bulmer, Vicar of Thorpe, officiated in his stead. Among other preachers named we find the Rev. Basil Beridge, well-known for his works of charity, Rector of Algarkirk, near Boston; the Rev. W. Goodenough, Archdeacon of Carlisle; the Rev. E. R. Mantell, Vicar of Louth, and other ...

— A History of Horncastle - from the earliest period to the present time • James Conway Walter

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... these facts together, it is obvious that the view, which was entertained by Mantell and the probability of which was demonstrated by your own distinguished anatomist, Leidy, while much additional evidence in the same direction has been furnished by Professor Cope, that some of these animals may have walked upon their hind legs, as birds do, acquires great weight. ...

— American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology • Tomas Henry Huxley

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Words linked to "Mantell" : Gideon Algernon Mantell, geologist