palaeozoologicalpaleozoologicaladj.
/ˌpalɪə(ʊ)ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌzuəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌzoʊəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/; see also zoological adj. and n. Of or relating to palaeozoology.
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the world > animals > zoology > [adjective] > relating to specific aspects of zoology
zoochemical1844
palaeozoological1866
zoogeographic1875
ethological1880
faunological1884
marine zoological1885
neontological1896
zoomechanical1897
1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 672 A complete Monograph of the structure and life-history of that organism [sc. Pentacrinus] would be one of the most valuable contributions which Palæo-zoological science could receive.
1894 Nat. Sci. Sept. 175 A distinct revival of palæozoological interest in the Geological Society.
1924 J. Kiaer Downtonian Fauna of Norway 28 Anaspida..have been described more or less lengthily in a large number of palaeozoological..text-books.
1957 Antiquity 31 78 The field research necessary for a meaningful paleoclimatological, paleobotanical, and paleozoological history of post-glacial south-western Asia is only beginning.
1998 Boston Globe (Nexis) 3 May 1 The canyon exhibit, to be ready by the summer of 1999, will explore extinct animals, fossils and other paleozoological relics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1866