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noun
The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: palaeoecology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ecology, bionomics, environmental science
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English ecology English paleoecology From paleo- + ecology.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
