"taphologist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: taphologists [plural]
Etymology: From taphology + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|taphology|ist}} taphology + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} taphologist (plural taphologists)
  1. (rare) One who studies graves and burial. Tags: rare Related terms: taphonomist
    Sense id: en-taphologist-en-noun-WiQtMTvY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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