Paleontology definition etymology

See {Nature}.] 1. & n.1881–

palaeontographer | paleontographer, n.1935–

palaeontographical | paleontographical, adj.1848–

palaeontography | paleontography, n.1857–

palaeontologic | paleontologic, adj.1854–

palaeontological | paleontological, adj.1839–

palaeontologically | paleontologically, adv.1854–

palaeontologist | paleontologist, n.1838–

palaeontology | paleontology, n.1833–

palaeopallial | paleopallial, adj.1936–

palaeopallium | paleopallium, n.1909–

palaeopathologic | paleopathologic, adj.1917–

palaeopathological | paleopathological, adj.1917–

palaeopathologist | paleopathologist, n.1939–

palaeopathology | paleopathology, n.1893–

palaeopedological | paleopedological, adj.1927–

palaeopedologist | paleopedologist, n.1943–

palaeopedology | paleopedology, n.1927–

palaeophilist, n.1822–

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Origin and history of onto-

onto-

word-forming element meaning "a being, individual; being, existence," from stem of Greek on (genitive ontos) "being," neuter present participle of einai "to be" (from PIE root *es- "to be").

a word in philosophy, variously defined but in general "pertaining to the existence of structure in an entity," 1949, from onto- + -ic.

"development of an individual living organism, history of the individual development of a living being," 1872, from onto- + -geny.

Related: Ontogenic; ontogenesis.

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Origin and history of kangaroo

kangaroo(n.)

"large marsupial mammal of Australia," 1770, used by Capt.

[1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

paleontology — [pā΄lē ən täl′ə jē, pā΄lē äntäl′ə jē] n. natura. Brit., /pal ee /, n., pl. [Fr paléontologie: see PALE & ONTO & LOGY] 1.

palaeontology | paleontologynoun

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun palaeontology.

/pay lee euhn tol euh jee/ or, esp. Dixon ("The Languages of Australia," Cambridge, 1980), the word probably is from Guugu Yimidhirr (Endeavour River-area Aboriginal language) /gaNurru/ "large black kangaroo."

In 1898 the pioneer ethnologist W.E. Roth wrote a letter to the Australasian pointing out that gang-oo-roo did mean 'kangaroo' in Guugu Yimidhirr, but this newspaper correspondence went unnoticed by lexicographers.

Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. & n.1881–

palaeoniscoid, adj. Cf. {Ontology}.] The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… … Wikipedia

paleontology — paleontologic /pay lee on tl oj ik/ or, esp.

However, according to Australian linguist R.M.W. Padeda nustatyti uolienų amžių ir tirti fizines… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

paleontology — noun the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains • Syn: ↑palaeontology, ↑fossilology • Derivationally related forms: ↑palaeontological (for: ↑palaeontology), ↑palaeontologist ( … Useful english dictionary

paleontology — noun Etymology: French paléontologie, from palé pale + Greek onta existing things (from neuter plural of ont , ōn, present participle of einai to be) + French logie logy more at is Date: 1837 a science dealing with the life of past geological… … New Collegiate Dictionary

paleontology — noun Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by … Wiktionary

paleontology — The study of life in past geologic time, based fossil plants and animals and including phylogeny, their relationships to existing plants, animals, and environments, and the chronology of the Earth’s history [1] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

Cook and botanist Joseph Banks (who first reported the species to Europeans), supposedly representing a native word from northeast Queensland, Australia, but often said to be unknown now in any native language.

L. naturalis, fr. form.

The earliest known use of the noun palaeontology is in the 1830s.

OED's earliest evidence for palaeontology is from 1833, in Foreign Quarterly Review.

/ˌpaliənˈtɒlədʒi/

pal-ee-uhn-TOL-uh-jee

/ˌpeɪliənˈtɒlədʒi/

pay-lee-uhn-TOL-uh-jee

/ˌpeɪliənˈtɑlədʒi/

pay-lee-uhn-TAH-luh-jee

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palaeoneurology | paleoneurology, n.1915–
palaeoniscid, adj.

1. form, ‑logycomb.