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noun
The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the study of fossil animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: palaeozoology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: paleobiology, palaeobiology, zoology, zoological science
Narrower terms: paleomammalogy, paleornithology, palaeornithology
History
From paleo- + zoology.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
