English noun: palaeontology | |||
1. | palaeontology (cognition) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | ||
Synonyms | fossilology, paleontology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | earth science | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | micropaleontology, palaeobiology, paleobiology, vertebrate paleontology | ||
Domain category members | frill | ||