α. 1800s palaeichthyological, 1900s– paleichthyological.
β. 1900s– paleoichthyological.
palaeoichthyologicalpaleoichthyologicaladj.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌɪkθɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌɪkθiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Palaeontology.
Of or relating to palaeoichthyology.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > fish > specific kinds or aspects
palichthyologic1848
acanthological1878
palaeoichthyological1880
1880 Nature 4 Mar. 428/1 The palæichthyological treasures of [Scotland] began to attract..attention.
1913 Science 4 Apr. 509/2 As he grew older, he would go on excursions into the hills around Edinburgh in quest of paleichthyological specimens.
1978 Science 24 Nov. 889/3 [B. Cornet and others] have shown, on the basis of paleopalynological and paleoichthyological data, that parts of the ‘Triassic’ Newark Group..are of Early Jurassic age.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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