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| palaeontology (ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | palaeobotany See also palaeozoology the study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are found |
| 2. | another name for palaeozoology |
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| palaeontological | |
| —adj | |
| palaeonto'logically | |
| —adv | |
| palaeon'tologist | |
| —n | |
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Palaeontology
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
WordNet
| palaeontology | |
noun | |
| the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: paleontology] |
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