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Paleontology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The science of the former life of the globe; the study of the life of former geologic periods; that branch of biology which treats of fossil organisms, and especially of fossil animals; paleozoölogy and paleobotany. Also called oryctozoölogy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains

Word Usage

"I would just like to understand how someone can go through the trouble of obtaining a doctorate in paleontology if he holds beliefs that are in complete contradiction to those of the field."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

earth science

Hyponym

vertebrate paleontology micropaleontology paleobiology palaeobiology

Form

micropaleontology paleontologist paleontological

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Egyptology Scientology anesthesiology anthology anthropology apology archaeology archeology astrogeology astrology

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

zoölogy palaeontology ornithology entomology ethnology conchology zooelogy meteorology anthropology oceanography