| 单词 | palaeoecological |
| 释义 | palae- or palaeo-, also (N American) pale- or paleo-, /pal-i- or pal-i-ō-, also pāl-/combining form
ORIGIN: Gr palaios old Palaearcˈtic adjective Of the Old World part of the Holarctic region palaeanthropˈic or palaeoanthropˈic adjective (Gr anthrōpos man) of or relating to the earliest types of man palaeanthropologˈical or palaeoanthropologˈical adjective Relating to the study of the earliest types of man palaeanthropolˈogist or palaeoanthropolˈogist noun A person who studies the earliest types of man palaeanthropolˈogy or palaeoanthropolˈogy noun The study of the earliest types of man Palaeanˈthropus or Palaeoanˈthropus (or /-thrōˈ/) noun An extinct genus of man, including the Neanderthal and Heidelberg races palaeobiologˈic or palaeobiologˈical adjective palaebiolˈogist or palaeobiolˈogist noun palaebiolˈogy or palaeobiolˈogy noun The biological study of fossil plants and animals palaeobotanˈic or palaeobotanˈical adjective palaeobotˈanist noun palaeobotˈany noun The study of fossil plants Palˈaeocene adjective (geology) Of or belonging to an epoch of the Tertiary period, between 65 and 55 million years ago (also noun) palaeoclīˈmate noun The climate at any stage in the geological development of the earth palaeoclimatˈic adjective Of or relating to a palaeoclimate palaeoclimatologˈic or palaeoclimatologˈical adjective Of or relating to palaeoclimatology palaeoclimatolˈogist noun palaeoclimatolˈogy noun To study of palaeoclimates palaeocrysˈtic adjective (Gr krystallos ice) consisting of ancient ice palaeocurrˈent noun A current that existed at a particular stage in the geological development of the earth, as evinced by sedimentary rock formations palaeoecologˈic or palaeoecologˈical adjective palaeoecolˈogist noun palaeoecolˈogy noun (the study of) the ecology of fossil animals and plants palaeoenvīˈronment noun The environment in earlier ages palaeoenvironmentˈal adjective palaeoethnobotˈany noun The study of ancient human plant use based on fossilized seeds and grains palaeoethnologˈic or palaeoethnologˈical adjective palaeoethnolˈogist noun palaeoethnolˈogy noun The science of early man palaeogaea /-jēˈə/ noun (Gr gaia earth) the Old World as a biological region Palˈaeogene /-jēn/ adjective (Gr palai(o)genēs born long ago; geology) of or belonging to the early Tertiary period, including the Palaeocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs (also noun) palaeogeogˈrapher noun A person who studies the geography of geological periods palaeogeographˈic or palaeogeographˈical adjective palaeogeogˈraphy noun The study of the geography of geological periods palaeogˈrapher noun (Gr graphein to write) an expert in or student of palaeography palaeographˈic or palaeographˈical adjective palaeogˈraphist noun palaeogˈraphy noun
palae(o)ichthyologˈic or palae(o)ichthyologˈical adjective palae(o)ichthyolˈogist noun palae(o)ichthyolˈogy noun The study of ancient varieties of fish Palˈaeo-Inˈdian adjective and noun (a member) of the earliest inhabitants of the Americas palaeolimnologˈical adjective palaeolimnolˈogist noun palaeolimnolˈogy noun The scientific study of lakes of past ages palˈaeolith noun (Gr lithos stone) a Palaeolithic artefact Palaeolithˈic adjective Of the earlier Stone Age palaeomagˈnetism noun A study of the magnetism of ancient rocks and fossils, and of bricks, pottery, etc made in past ages palaeontographˈical adjective palaeontogˈraphy noun Descriptive palaeontology, the description of fossil remains palaeontologˈical adjective palaeontolˈogist noun palaeontolˈogy noun (Gr onta neuter pl of prp of einai to be, and logos discourse) the study of fossils palaeopathologˈic or palaeopathologˈical adjective palaeopatholˈogist noun palaeopatholˈogy noun The pathological study of the ancient remains of animals and humans palaeopedologˈical adjective palaeopedolˈogist noun palaeopedolˈogy noun The study of the soils of past geological ages palaeophȳtolˈogy noun Palaeobotany Palaeosibēˈrian adjective Denoting four unrelated groups of languages spoken in NE Siberia Palaeothēˈrium noun (Gr thērion a wild beast, from thēr animal, beast of prey) an odd-toed Eocene fossil ungulate with a tapir-like snout palˈaeotype noun A 19c phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type palaeotypic /-tipˈik/ adjective Palaeozoˈic adjective (Gr zōē life; geology) Of or belonging to the oldest era of the Phanerozoic eon, between 540 and 250 million years ago (also noun) palaeozoologˈical adjective palaeozoolˈogist noun palaeozoolˈogy noun The study of fossil animals |
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