palaeontology

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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
 
[C19: from palaeo- + onto- + -logy]
 
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.
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palaeontology

noun
the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: paleontology
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