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paleoparasitology

paleoparasitology noun: the study of ancient parasites, especially as a branch of archaeology.

Noun

paleoparasitology (uncountable)

  1. The study of ancient parasites, especially as a branch of archaeology

Origin of paleoparasitology

From paleo- + parasitology.

Words formed from paleoparasitology

Questions about paleoparasitology

What does paleoparasitology mean?
Paleoparasitology means the study of ancient parasites, especially as a branch of archaeology.
What part of speech is paleoparasitology?
Paleoparasitology is a noun.

Words near paleoparasitology in the dictionary

  1. paleoparadoxiid
  2. paleoparadoxiids
  3. paleoparasitological
  4. paleoparasitologist
  5. paleoparasitologists
  6. paleoparasitology
  7. paleopathologic
  8. paleopathological
  9. paleopathologically
  10. paleopathologies
  11. paleopathologist

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