noun
the paleontology of microfossils
• Hypernyms: ↑paleontology, ↑palaeontology, ↑fossilology
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\\“+\ nounEtymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + paleontology
: the study of microfossils
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—micropaleontological /muy'kroh pay'lee on'tl oj"i keuhl, -pal'ee-/, micropaleontologic, adj. —micropaleontologist, n.
/muy'kroh pay'lee euhn tol"euh jee, -pal'ee-/, n.
the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
[1880-85; MICRO- + PALEONTOLOGY]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.