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paleontology

/ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɒləd͡ʒi/US/ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

paleontology noun: the study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.

Noun

paleontology (uncountable)

  1. (US) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.

paleontology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malay

paleontology in Hindi

study of prehistoric forms of life
जीवाश्मिकी jīvāśmikī, जीवाश्मविज्ञान jīvāśmavijñān

paleontology in Tamil

தொல்லுயிரியல், புதைப்படிமவியல், பழவூற்றியல்

paleontology in Bengali

জীবাশ্মবিজ্ঞান

paleontology in Malay

study of prehistoric forms of life
kaji fosil, paleontologi
More languagesFewer languages
paleontology in Indonesian
paleontologi
paleontology in Thai
บรรพชีวินวิทยา ban-pá-chii-win-wít-tá-yaa
paleontology in Vietnamese
cổ sinh vật học
paleontology in Myanmar
နိခါတကဗေဒ ni.hkata.ka.beda.

Forms of paleontology

alternative Commonwealthpalaeontology
alternative form (dated)palæontology

Origin of paleontology

Attested since 1836 (as palæontology). From French paléontologie (attested since 1822). By surface analysis, paleo- (“ancient”) + onto- (“being”) + -logy (“study”).

Words formed from paleontology

Questions about paleontology

What does paleontology mean?
Paleontology means the study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.
What is paleontology in Hindi?
Paleontology in Hindi is जीवाश्मिकी (jīvāśmikī), जीवाश्मविज्ञान (jīvāśmavijñān). See Paleontology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is paleontology?
Paleontology is a noun.
How do you pronounce paleontology?
Paleontology is pronounced /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).

Words near paleontology in the dictionary

  1. paleontological
  2. paleontologically
  3. paleontologist
  4. paleontologists
  5. paleontologize
  6. paleontology
  7. paleonurseries
  8. paleonursery
  9. paleonutrition
  10. paleonutritional
  11. paleonutritionist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paleontology (page history and authors); paleontology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Paleontology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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