英语词汇“palaeontology”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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palaeontology /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ/ n

the study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are found

Etymology: 19th Century: from palaeo- + onto- + -logy

palaeontological /ˌpælɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl/ adj ˌpalaeonˈtologist n

pa•le•on•tol•o•gy n. [uncountable]

Paleontologythe science that deals with the forms of life existing long ago, as represented by their fossils.

pa•le•on•tol•o•gist, n. [countable]

pa•le•on•tol•o•gy n., pl. -gies for 2.

Paleontologythe science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
a treatise on paleontology.

French paléontologie. See pale- ontology
1830–40;

pa•le•on•to•log•ic pa′le•on′to•log′i•cal, adj. pa′le•on′to•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
pa′le•on•tol′o•gist, n.

单词	palaeontology
释义	Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: palaeontology /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ/ n the study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are found Etymology: 19th Century: from palaeo- + onto- + -logy palaeontological /ˌpælɪˌɒntəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl/ adj ˌpalaeonˈtologist n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pa•le•on•tol•o•gy /ˌpeɪliənˈtɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] Paleontologythe science that deals with the forms of life existing long ago, as represented by their fossils. pa•le•on•tol•o•gist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pa•le•on•tol•o•gy (pā′lē ən tol′ə jē or, esp. Brit.,* pal′ē-),USA pronunciation* n., pl. -gies for 2. Paleontologythe science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils. a treatise on paleontology. French paléontologie. See pale- ontology 1830–40; pa•le•on•to•log•ic (pā′lē on′tl oj′ik or, esp. Brit.,* pal′ē-),USA pronunciation* pa′le•on′to•log′i•cal, adj. pa′le•on′to•log′i•cal•ly, adv. pa′le•on•tol′o•gist, n.
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