PALEOZOOLOGY

paleozoology, palaeozoology

(noun) the study of fossil animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paleozoology (uncountable)

(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them

Source: Wiktionary


Pa`le*o*zo*öl"o*gy, n. Etym: [Paleo- + zoölogy.]

Definition: The science of extinct animals, a branch of paleontology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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