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paleoethology

paleoethology noun: the study of the behaviour of extinct species of humans.

Noun

paleoethology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the behaviour of extinct species of humans.
  2. The study of behavior of organisms in the fossil record.

Origin of paleoethology

From paleo- + ethology.

Questions about paleoethology

What does paleoethology mean?
Paleoethology means the study of the behaviour of extinct species of humans.
What part of speech is paleoethology?
Paleoethology is a noun.

Words near paleoethology in the dictionary

  1. paleoethnological
  2. paleoethnologist
  3. paleoethnologists
  4. paleoethnology
  5. paleoethological
  6. paleoethology
  7. paleoevolution
  8. paleoevolutionary
  9. paleofaeces
  10. paleofantasies
  11. paleofantasy

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