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单词 taphonomy
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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 taphonomy

1965–70; <Greek táph(ē) grave + -o- + -nomy

OTHER WORDS FROM taphonomy

taph·o·nom·ic [taf-uh-nom-ik], /ˌtæf əˈnɒm ɪk/, adjectiveta·phon·o·mist, noun

Words nearby taphonomy

tapetum, tapeworm, taphephobia, Taphiae, taphole, taphonomy, taphouse, taphrogenesis, Tàpies, tap-in, tapioca
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British Dictionary definitions for taphonomy

taphonomy
/ (təˈfɒnəmɪ) /

noun

the study of the processes affecting an organism after death that result in its fossilization

Derived forms of taphonomy

taphonomic (ˌtæfəˈnɒmɪk) or taphonomical, adjective

Word Origin for taphonomy

C20: 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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