Definitions for paleozoologyˌpeɪ li oʊ zoʊˈɒl ə dʒi; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pa•le•o•zo•ol•o•gyˌpeɪ li oʊ zoʊˈɒl ə dʒi; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-(n.)

  1. the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil animals.

    Category: Paleontology

Origin of paleozoology:

1855–60

pa`le•o•zo`o•log′i•cal-ˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl(adj.)pa`le•o•zo`o•log′ic

Princeton's WordNet

  1. paleozoology, palaeozoology(noun)

    the study of fossil animals

Wiktionary

  1. paleozoology(Noun)

    The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them

Webster Dictionary

  1. Paleozoology(noun)

    the Paleozoic time or strata


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