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单词 palaeontographical
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palaeontographicalpaleontographicaladj.

Brit. /ˌpalɪˌɒntəˈɡrafᵻkl/, /ˌpeɪlɪˌɒntəˈɡrafᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪliˌɑn(t)əˈɡræfək(ə)l/
Forms: 1800s– palaeontographical, 1800s– paleontographical (now chiefly North American).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, onto- comb. form, -graphical comb. form.
Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + onto- comb. form + -graphical comb. form. Compare later ontographic adj., palaeontography n.
Relating to or engaged in the description of fossil remains of extinct plants and animals.Chiefly in the name of the Palaeontographical Society (see quot. 1848).
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oryctological1792
fossilological1837
palaeontological1839
palaeontographical1848
palaeontologic1854
oryctozoological1857
palaeobiologic1924
palaeobiological1929
taphonomical1940
the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [adjective] > petrology or petrography > palaeontology
oryctological1792
palaeontological1839
palaeontographical1848
palaeontologic1854
1848 List Council, Secretaries, & Members Palæontogr. Soc. p. iii That the Society formed be called the Palæontographical Society, and that it shall have for its objects the illustration and description of British fossil organic remains.
1861 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes xii. 412 The origin of the Palæontographical Society.
1908 C. D. Curtis tr. E. Pais Anc. Italy xii. 134 Professor Di Gregorio tells me that a paleontographical study of the grottoes near Caltagirone would yield a rich harvest.
1938 G. West Charles Darwin xii. 210 He was..able to prepare for the printer his first small Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae.., which was to be issued by the Palaeontographical Society.
1997 Australian (Nexis) 30 Apr. 14 Hill was generous with her time, playing a leading role in the foundation of the Queensland Palaeontographical Society, which in 1974 became part of the now-flourishing Association of Australasian Palaeontologists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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