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paleomalacology

paleomalacology noun: paleontology of mollusks (fossil shells).

Noun

paleomalacology (uncountable)

  1. paleontology of mollusks (fossil shells).

Origin of paleomalacology

From paleo- + malacology.

Words formed from paleomalacology

Questions about paleomalacology

What does paleomalacology mean?
Paleomalacology means paleontology of mollusks (fossil shells).
What part of speech is paleomalacology?
Paleomalacology is a noun.

Words near paleomalacology in the dictionary

  1. paleomagnetospheres
  2. paleomagnetostratigraphy
  3. paleomalacological
  4. paleomalacologist
  5. paleomalacologists
  6. paleomalacology
  7. paleomammal
  8. paleomammalian
  9. paleomammalogical
  10. paleomammalogist
  11. paleomammalogists

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