— paleobiological /pay'lee oh buy'euh loj"i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , paleobiologic , adj. — paleobiologist , n.
/pay'lee oh buy ol"euh jee/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , n.
the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, esp. with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
[ 1890-95; PALEO- + BIOLOGY ]