palaeoecologistpaleoecologistn.
/ˌpalɪəʊᵻˈkɒlədʒɪst/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊᵻˈkɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊəˈkɑlədʒəst/, /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌiˈkɑlədʒəst/ An expert in or student of palaeoecology.
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1917 Science 6 Apr. 341/2 These latter chapters should be particularly suggestive and stimulating to the animal ecologist and the paleo-ecologist.
1940 Jrnl. Paleontol. 14 320/2 In a problem of this kind the paleoecologist is greatly handicapped by the fact that every criterion available is susceptible of a variety of interpretations.
1988 Conservation Biol. 2 377 Paleoecologists have discovered that these major swings between glacial and interglacial conditions have profoundly influenced regional environments.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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