单词 | palaeontology |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for palaeontologypalaeontology/ (ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ) / nounthe study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are foundSee also palaeobotany, palaeozoology another name for palaeozoology Derived forms of palaeontologypalaeontological (ˌpælɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepalaeontologically, adverbpalaeontologist, nounWord Origin for palaeontologyC19: from palaeo- + onto- + -logy Words nearby palaeontologyPalaeolithic man, Palaeologus, palaeomagnetism, palaeontography, palaeontol., palaeontology, palaeopathology, Palaeozoic, palaeozoology, palaestra, Palagi 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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