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palaeo-

palaeo- is the alternative spelling of paleo-.

Meaning of paleo-

Prefix

paleo-

  1. Old; ancient or primitive.
  2. Related to paleontology.
  3. Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.

Questions about palaeo-

What is palaeo- the alternative spelling of?
Palaeo- is the alternative spelling of paleo-.

Words near palaeo- in the dictionary

  1. palaemonid
  2. palaemonids
  3. palaemonoid
  4. palaemonoids
  5. palaeo
  6. palaeo-
  7. palaeo-aeolian
  8. palaeo-earthquake
  9. palaeo-eolian
  10. palaeo-high
  11. Palaeo-Indian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: palaeo- (page history and authors); paleo- (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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