— paleolimnological /pay'lee oh lim'nl oj"i keuhl/ ; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/ , paleolimnologic , adj. — paleolimnologically , adv. — paleolimnologist , n.
/pay'lee oh lim nol"euh jee/ ; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/ , n.
the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
[ 1940-45; PALEO- + LIMNOLOGY ]