palaeoentomologypaleoentomologyn.

Brit.

/ˌpalɪəʊˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/,

/ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌɛn(t)əˈmɑlədʒi/

Forms: see palaeo- comb. form and entomology n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, entomology n.

Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + entomology n. Compare palaeobiology n., palaeozoology n.

The study of extinct and fossil insects. Also: the study of the remains of insects preserved in archaeological sites.

ΚΠ

1911 T. D. A. Cockerell in Science 15 Sept. 341/1 He [sc. S. H. Scudder] was to American paleoentomology as Leidy, Cope and Marsh combined were to our vertebrate paleontology.

1941 P. E. Raymond in Geology 1888–1938 (Geol. Soc. Amer.) 89 Anton Handlirsch started a new era in the history of paleoentomology by his compilation Die fossilen Insecten (1906–1908).

1993 New Scientist 13 Nov. 5/2 The forger is unlikely to have chosen the fly deliberately to confuse future students of palaeoentomology.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palaeoentomology
释义	palaeoentomologypaleoentomologyn. Brit. /ˌpalɪəʊˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌɛn(t)əˈmɑlədʒi/ Forms: see palaeo- comb. form and entomology n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, entomology n. Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + entomology n. Compare palaeobiology n., palaeozoology n. The study of extinct and fossil insects. Also: the study of the remains of insects preserved in archaeological sites. ΚΠ 1911 T. D. A. Cockerell in Science 15 Sept. 341/1 He [sc. S. H. Scudder] was to American paleoentomology as Leidy, Cope and Marsh combined were to our vertebrate paleontology. 1941 P. E. Raymond in Geology 1888–1938 (Geol. Soc. Amer.) 89 Anton Handlirsch started a new era in the history of paleoentomology by his compilation Die fossilen Insecten (1906–1908). 1993 New Scientist 13 Nov. 5/2 The forger is unlikely to have chosen the fly deliberately to confuse future students of palaeoentomology. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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