palaeozoology

British

/ ˌpælɪəʊˌzʊəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌpælɪəʊzuːˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

Also called: palaeontology. the study of fossil animals

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Other Word Forms

palaeozoological adjective
palaeozoologist noun

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You can’t get close to it and I doubt that anyone who isn’t a hard-core palaeozoology uber-nerd would even know what it is.

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