- Paleornithology
- Paleornithology Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy, n. [Paleo- + ornithology.] The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds. [1913 Webster]
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Paleornithology — also known as Avian Paleontology is the scientific study of bird evolution and fossil birds. It is a mix of ornithology and paleontology. Paleornithology began with the discovery of Archaeopteryx . The reptilian relationship of birds and their… … Wikipedia
paleornithology — pa·le·ornithology … English syllables
paleornithology — noun the paleobiology of birds • Syn: ↑palaeornithology • Hypernyms: ↑paleozoology, ↑palaeozoology * * * |pālē, |palē+ noun Etymology: pale + ornithology : a branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossil birds … Useful english dictionary
palaeornithology — n. The paleobiology of birds. Syn: paleornithology. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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