palaeontology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

palaeontology
    n 1: the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related
         remains [syn: {paleontology}, {palaeontology},
         {fossilology}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palaeontology \palaeontology\ n.
   The branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and
   related remains.

   Syn: paleontology, fossilology.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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