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micropaleontology

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mi⋅cro⋅pa⋅le⋅on⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

  [mahy-kroh-pey-lee-uhn-tol-uh-jee, -pal-ee-]
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–noun
the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
Origin:
1880–85; micro- + paleontology

Related forms:
mi⋅cro⋅pa⋅le⋅on⋅to⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [mahy-kroh-pey-lee-on-tl-oj-i-kuhl, -pal-ee-] , mi⋅cro⋅pa⋅le⋅on⋅to⋅log⋅ic, adjective
mi⋅cro⋅pa⋅le⋅on⋅tol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gy   (mī'krō-pā'lē-ŏn-tŏl'ə-jē, -ən-)   
n.  The branch of paleontology that deals with microfossils.
mi'cro·pa'le·on'to·log'ic (-ŏn'tl-ŏj'ĭk), mi'cro·pa'le·on'to·log'i·cal adj., mi'cro·pa'le·on·tol'o·gist n.
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micropaleontology   (mī'krō-pā'lē-ŏn-tŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of paleontology that deals with microfossils.
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