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paleobiology

 
Dictionary: pa·le·o·bi·ol·o·gy   ('lē-ō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē) pronunciation

n.
The branch of paleontology that deals with the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.

paleobiologic pa'le·o·bi·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk) or pa'le·o·bi·o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
paleobiologically pa'le·o·bi·o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
paleobiologist pa'le·o·bi·ol'o·gist n.

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Meaning #1: a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
  Synonym: palaeobiology


 
 
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