English noun: palaeobiology | |||
1. | palaeobiology (cognition) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms | ||
Synonyms | paleobiology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biological science, biology, fossilology, palaeontology, paleontology | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | palaeobotany, palaeozoology, paleobotany, paleozoology | ||