— micropaleontological /muy'kroh pay'lee on'tl oj"i keuhl, -pal'ee-/ , micropaleontologic , adj. — micropaleontologist , n.
/muy'kroh pay'lee euhn tol"euh jee, -pal'ee-/ , n.
the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
[ 1880-85; MICRO- + PALEONTOLOGY ]