单词 | taphonomy |
释义 | taphonomy[ tuh-fon-uh-mee ] / təˈfɒn ə mi / noun Paleontology, Anthropology.the circumstances and processes of fossilization. the study of the environmental conditions affecting the preservation of animal or plant remains. Origin of taphonomy1965–70; <Greek táph(ē) grave + -o- + -nomy OTHER WORDS FROM taphonomytaph·o·nom·ic [taf-uh-nom-ik], /ˌtæf əˈnɒm ɪk/, adjectiveta·phon·o·mist, nounWords nearby taphonomytapetum, tapeworm, taphephobia, Taphiae, taphole, taphonomy, taphouse, taphrogenesis, Tàpies, tap-in, tapioca Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for taphonomytaphonomy / (təˈfɒnəmɪ) / nounthe study of the processes affecting an organism after death that result in its fossilization Derived forms of taphonomytaphonomic (ˌtæfəˈnɒmɪk) or taphonomical, adjectiveWord Origin for taphonomyC20: from Greek taphos grave + -nomy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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