paleobiology

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noun

The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals

Similar
palaeobiology
OriginEnglish biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounpaleobiology (uncountable)

alternative palaeobiology

  1. uncountableThe branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms

Similar
palaeobiology
Broader
paleontologypalaeontologyfossilologybiologybiological science
Also see
palaeobiology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. New Latinbiologia
  12. Englishbiology
  13. Englishpaleobiology

From paleo- + biology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古生物學 /古生物学
  • 古生物學 /古生物学 (gǔshēngwùxué)branch of study
Finnish paleobiologia
  • paleobiologiabranch of study
German Paläobiologie
  • Paläobiologiebranch of study
Indonesian paleobiologi
  • paleobiologibranch of study
Italian paleobiologia
  • paleobiologiabranch of study
Japanese 古生物学
  • 古生物学 (koseibutsugaku)branch of study
Korean 고생물학
  • 고생물학 (gosaengmulhak)branch of study
Latin palaeobiologia
  • palaeobiologiabranch of study
Portuguese paleobiologia
  • paleobiologiabranch of study
Romanian paleobiologie
  • paleobiologiebranch of study
Spanish paleobiología
  • paleobiologíabranch of study
Vietnamese cổ sinh vật học
  • cổ sinh vật họcbranch of study
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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