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micropaleontology

micropaleontology noun: the branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.

Noun

micropaleontology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.

micropaleontology meaning in Tamil

micropaleontology in Tamil

நுண்புதைபடிவ ஆய்வியல்

Forms of micropaleontology

alternative formmicropalæontology
alternative formmicropalaeontology

Origin of micropaleontology

From micro- + paleontology.

Words formed from micropaleontology

Questions about micropaleontology

What does micropaleontology mean?
Micropaleontology means the branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past, including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.
What is micropaleontology in Tamil?
Micropaleontology in Tamil is நுண்புதைபடிவ ஆய்வியல். See Micropaleontology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is micropaleontology?
Micropaleontology is a noun.

Words near micropaleontology in the dictionary

  1. micropaleontologic
  2. micropaleontological
  3. micropaleontologically
  4. micropaleontologist
  5. micropaleontologists
  6. micropaleontology
  7. micropalynology
  8. micropalæontologic
  9. micropalæontologist
  10. micropalæontologists
  11. micropalæontology

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Adapted from Wiktionary: micropaleontology (page history and authors); micropaleontology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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