paleontology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpæli.ənˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Attested since 1836 (as palæontology). From French paléontologie (attested since 1822). By surface analysis, paleo- (“ancient”) + onto- (“being”) + -logy (“study”).
Meanings
- (US, uncountable) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| palæontology | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| palaeontology | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
micropaleontology · paleontological · zoopaleontology · actuopaleontology · xenopaleontology · phytopaleontology · paleontologize · paleontologist · paleontologic
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
micropaleontology · anthropology · taphonomy
Translations (52)
ru палеонтоло́гия (study of prehistoric forms of life) · my နိခါတကဗေဒ (study of prehistoric forms of life) · hi जीवाश्मिकी (study of prehistoric forms of life) · yi פּאַלעאָנטאָלאָגיע (study of prehistoric forms of life) · da palæontologi (study of prehistoric forms of life) · mi mātai mātātoka (study of prehistoric forms of life) · nn paleontologi (study of prehistoric forms of life) · lt paleontologija (study of prehistoric forms of life) · hy հնէաբանություն (study of prehistoric forms of life) · th บรรพชีวินวิทยา (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ca paleontologia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · pl paleontologia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · lv paleontoloģija (study of prehistoric forms of life) · vi cổ sinh vật học (study of prehistoric forms of life) · oc paleontologia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · de Paläontologie (study of prehistoric forms of life) · mn ᠫᠠᠯᠧᠣᠨ᠋ᠲ᠋ᠣᠯᠣᠭᠢ (study of prehistoric forms of life) · sw paleontolojia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · fi paleontologia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · cmn 古生物學 /古生物学 (study of prehistoric forms of life) · sv paleontologi (study of prehistoric forms of life) · km បាសាណិភូតវិទ្យា (study of prehistoric forms of life) · sq paleontologjí (study of prehistoric forms of life) · el παλαιοντολογία (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ja 古生物学 (study of prehistoric forms of life) · mk палеонтологија (study of prehistoric forms of life) · kk палеонтология (study of prehistoric forms of life) · eo paleontologio (study of prehistoric forms of life) · uk палеонтоло́гія (study of prehistoric forms of life) · hi जीवाश्मविज्ञान (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ms kaji fosil (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ro paleontologie (study of prehistoric forms of life) · nb paleontologi (study of prehistoric forms of life) · pt paleontologia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · nl paleontologie (study of prehistoric forms of life) · it paleontologia (study of prehistoric forms of life) · fr paléontologie (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ota مبحث المستحاثات (study of prehistoric forms of life) · vo fösilav (study of prehistoric forms of life) · mn палеонтологи (study of prehistoric forms of life) · gl paleontoloxía (study of prehistoric forms of life) · bg палеонтология (study of prehistoric forms of life) · sq paleontologjía (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ast paleontoloxía (study of prehistoric forms of life) · sl paleontologija (study of prehistoric forms of life) · id paleontologi (study of prehistoric forms of life) · cs paleontologie (study of prehistoric forms of life) · is steingervingafræði (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ms paleontologi (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ga pailé-ointeolaíocht (study of prehistoric forms of life) · ko 고생물학 (study of prehistoric forms of life) · es paleontología (study of prehistoric forms of life)