paleontology

noun

🔊/ˌpæliɒnˈtɒlədʒi/, 🔊/ˌpeɪliɒnˈtɒlədʒi/

🔊/ˌpeɪliɑːnˈtɑːlədʒi/

(especially North American English)

(British English usually palaeontology)

[uncountable]

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the study of fossils (= the parts of dead animals or plants in rocks) as a guide to the history of life on earth古生物学；化石学Topics Historyc2