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paleoecology
[ pey-lee-oh-i-kol-uh-jee or, especially British, pal-ee-o- ]
/ ˌpeɪ li oʊ ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi or, especially British, ˌpæl i ɒ- /
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noun
the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
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OTHER WORDS FROM paleoecology
pa·le·o·ec·o·log·i·cal [pey-lee-oh-ek-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -ee-kuh- or, especially British, pal-ee-o-], /ˌpeɪ li oʊˌɛk əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -ˌi kə- or, especially British, ˌpæl i ɒ-/, adjectivepa·le·o·e·col·o·gist, nounWords nearby paleoecology
Paleocene, paleoclimate, paleoclimatology, paleoconservative, paleocortex, paleoecology, paleoencephalon, paleog., Paleogene, paleogeography, paleogeology
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How to use paleoecology in a sentence
She’s an expert in Neandertal diet at the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution.
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Scientific definitions for paleoecology
paleoecology
[ pā′lē-ō-ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē ]
The branch of ecology that deals with the interaction between ancient organisms and their environment.
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