Definition & Meaning of "paleontology"in English

Paleontology

the branch of science that studies fossils

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

Examples

Paleontology has revealed fascinating details about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.

Lexical Tree

micropaleontology

paleontologist

paleontology

paleonto

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