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palaeontography

palaeontography noun: the description of fossil remains in scientific literature.

Noun

palaeontography (uncountable)

  1. The description of fossil remains in scientific literature.
  2. The representation of forms of life represented by fossil remains.

Forms of palaeontography

alternative formpaleontography

Questions about palaeontography

What does palaeontography mean?
Palaeontography means the description of fossil remains in scientific literature.
What part of speech is palaeontography?
Palaeontography is a noun.

Words near palaeontography in the dictionary

  1. palaeontinid
  2. palaeontinids
  3. palaeontographic
  4. palaeontographical
  5. palaeontographically
  6. palaeontography
  7. palaeontol
  8. palaeontologic
  9. palaeontological
  10. palaeontologically
  11. palaeontologist

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