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ichnology
ich·nol·o·gy
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ɪkˈnɒl
ə
dʒi
/
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nol
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noun
the branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossilized tracks, trails, burrows, borings, or other trace fossils as evidence of the occurrence or behavior of the organisms that produced them.
Origin:
1850–55;
ichno-
+
-logy
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ich·no·log·i·cal
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nlˈɒdʒ
ɪ
kəl
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uh
l
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,
adjective
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ichnology
(ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
the study of trace fossils
[C19: from Greek
ikhnos
footprint, track]
ichnological
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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