paleoecology
paleoecology noun: the ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms.
Noun
paleoecology (countable and uncountable, plural paleoecologies)
- The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms
Forms of paleoecology
| plural | paleoecologies |
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Origin of paleoecology
From paleo- + ecology.
Words formed from paleoecology
Questions about paleoecology
- What does paleoecology mean?
- Paleoecology means the ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms.
- What part of speech is paleoecology?
- Paleoecology is a noun.
- What is the plural of paleoecology?
- The plural of paleoecology is paleoecologies.
Words near paleoecology in the dictionary
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