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paleanthropology

paleanthropology noun: the scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.

Noun

paleanthropology (uncountable)

  1. (US) The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.

Forms of paleanthropology

alternative formpalaeanthropology
alternative formpalæanthropology
alternative formpalaeoanthropology
alternative formpalæoanthropology
alternative formpaleoanthropology

Origin of paleanthropology

From pale- + anthropo- + -logy.

Words formed from paleanthropology

Questions about paleanthropology

What does paleanthropology mean?
Paleanthropology means the scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.
What part of speech is paleanthropology?
Paleanthropology is a noun.

Words near paleanthropology in the dictionary

  1. paleaceously
  2. paleae
  3. paleal
  4. paleanthropic
  5. paleanthropological
  6. paleanthropology
  7. paleaodistribution
  8. paleaquult
  9. paleaquults
  10. palearctic
  11. paleargid

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