Definitions for paleoanthropological-pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pa•le•o•an•thro•pol•o•gyˌpeɪ li oʊˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-(n.)
the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species.
Category: Physical Anthropology
Origin of paleoanthropology:
1915–20
pa`le•o•an`thro•po•log′i•cal-pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
paleoanthropological(adj)
of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils
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