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palæontologic

palæontologic adjective: dated spelling of palaeontologic.

Adjective

palæontologic (comparative more palæontologic, superlative most palæontologic)

  1. Dated spelling of palaeontologic.
    • In earlier reports, especially those for the years 1917–1919, the scope of the palæontologic investigations centering about the cycadeoids, their relatives, and their derivatives, is briefly brought into view.1920, G. R. Wieland, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Year Book №. 19, Institution of Washington, page 404

Forms of palæontologic

comparativemore palæontologic
superlativemost palæontologic

Origin of palæontologic

From palæontology + -ic.

Questions about palæontologic

What does palæontologic mean?
Palæontologic means dated spelling of palaeontologic.
What part of speech is palæontologic?
Palæontologic is an adjective.

Words near palæontologic in the dictionary

  1. palæolithic
  2. palæologism
  3. palæologist
  4. palæologists
  5. palæology
  6. palæontologic
  7. palæontological
  8. palæontologist
  9. palæontologists
  10. palæontology
  11. palæopedology

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