单词	paleontologist
释义	paleontologypal‧e‧on‧tol‧o‧gy (also palaeontology British English) /ˌpæliɒnˈtɒlədʒi, ˌpeɪ- $ ˌpeɪliɑːnˈtɑː/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpaleontology Origin: 1800-1900 paleo- + Greek onta ‘living things’ + English -ology Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the early debates were conducted almost entirely in terms of comparative anatomy and paleontology. But the same kind of eclipse did not affect that other great area devoted to reconstructing the history of life: paleontology. Many of his paleontology colleagues, however, were predictably outraged, and some remain so to this day. The late nineteenth century saw a major expansion of paleontology as new areas were opened up for exploration. Thus paleontology, the study of ancient life, took its place beside geology. Two years ago Santana do Cariri, a small town in the heart of the Araripe region, reopened its paleontology museum. word sets WORD SETS► Earth Sciences avalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun the study of fossils (=ancient bones, plants etc that have been preserved in rock)—paleontologist noun [countable]
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