PALAEONTOLOGY


Meaning of PALAEONTOLOGY in English

[ ˌpalɪɒn'tɒlədʒi , ˌpeɪ- ]

( US paleontology )

■ noun the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.

Derivatives

palaeontological adjective

palaeontologist noun

Origin

C19: from palaeo- + Gk onta 'beings' + -logy .

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