NOUN | cognition | palaeozoology, paleozoology | the study of fossil animals |
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Meaning | The study of fossil animals. | |
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Synonym | paleozoology | |
Narrower | paleomammalogy | The paleobiology of ancient mammals |
paleornithology, palaeornithology | The paleobiology of birds | |
Broader | paleobiology, palaeobiology | A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms |
zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals | |
Spanish | paleozoología | |
Catalan | paleozoologia, paleozoología |
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