paleozoology

[pey-lee-oh-zoh-ol-uh-jee or, especially Brit., pal-ee-]

pa·le·o·zo·ol·o·gy

[pey-lee-oh-zoh-ol-uh-jee or, especially Brit., pal-ee-]
noun
the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil animals.

Origin:
1855–60; paleo- + zoology

pa·le·o·zo·o·log·i·cal [pey-lee-oh-zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl or, especially Brit., pal-ee-] , pa·le·o·zo·o·log·ic, adjective
pa·le·o·zo·ol·o·gist, noun
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Paleozoology has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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paleozoology   (pā'lē-ō-zō-ŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of animal fossils and the evolution of animals.
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