— paleoanthropologist , n. — paleoanthropological /pay'lee oh an'threuh peuh loj"i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , adj.
/pay'lee oh an'threuh pol"euh jee/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , n.
the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
[ 1915-20; PALEO- + ANTHROPOLOGY ]