单词 | paleobiology |
释义 | paleobiology in British English (ˌpælɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) noun a variant spelling of palaeobiology palaeobiology in British English (ˌpælɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) noun the study of fossil plants and animals Derived forms palaeobiological (ˌpælɪəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) adjective palaeobiologist (ˌpalaeobiˈologist) noun paleobiology in American English (ˌpeilioubaiˈɑlədʒi, esp Brit ˌpæli-) noun the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, esp. with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc Derived forms paleobiological (ˌpeiliouˌbaiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl, esp Brit ˌpæli-) paleobiologic adjective paleobiologist noun Word origin [1890–95; paleo- + biology]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bootstrap, honky-tonk, masochism, neoclassicism, phonemeExamples of 'paleobiology' in a sentence |
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