Found 2 items, similar to Paleontology.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: paleontology
paleontology
n : the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related
remains [syn:
palaeontology,
fossilology]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Paleontology
Paleontology
\Pa`le*on*tol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- + Gr. 'o`nta
existing things + -logy. Cf.
Ontology.]
The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or
of fossils which are the remains of such life.
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