ichnology

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/ɪkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/

noun

A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology.

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Meanings

nounichnology (countable and uncountable, plural ichnologies)

plural ichnologies

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology.

Origin

From ichno- + -logy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hologynic
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APA

ichnology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichnology

MLA

“ichnology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichnology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ichnology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ichnology.

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