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neoichnology

neoichnology noun: a branch of ichnology concerned with the study of modern traces (such as burrows, trails, etc.) created by organisms on and within fresh sediments.

Noun

neoichnology (uncountable)

  1. A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of modern traces (such as burrows, trails, etc.) created by organisms on and within fresh sediments

Origin of neoichnology

From neo- + ichnology.

Words formed from neoichnology

Questions about neoichnology

What does neoichnology mean?
Neoichnology means a branch of ichnology concerned with the study of modern traces (such as burrows, trails, etc.) created by organisms on and within fresh sediments.
What part of speech is neoichnology?
Neoichnology is a noun.

Words near neoichnology in the dictionary

  1. neohybrid
  2. neohybrids
  3. neoichnological
  4. neoichnologist
  5. neoichnologists
  6. neoichnology
  7. neoichthyosaur
  8. neoichthyosaurian
  9. neoichthyosaurians
  10. neoichthyosaurs
  11. neoidealist

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