HyperDic: paleozoology

English > 1 sense of the word paleozoology:
NOUNcognitionpaleozoology, palaeozoologythe study of fossil animals
English > paleozoology: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe study of fossil animals.
Synonympalaeozoology
NarrowerpaleomammalogyThe paleobiology of ancient mammals
paleornithology, palaeornithologyThe paleobiology of birds
Broaderpaleobiology, palaeobiologyA branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
zoology, zoological scienceThe branch of biology that studies animals
Spanishpaleozoología
Catalanpaleozoologia, paleozoología

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