Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PA-LE-ON-TOL'O-GY
PA-LE-ON-TOL'O-GISTPA'LE-O-THER, or PA-LE-O-THE'RI-UM
PA-LE-ON-TOL'O-GY, n. [Gr. παλαιος, ων-οντος, and λογος.]
The science of ancient beings or animals, such as are now extinct. Lyell. Buckland. [1841 Addenda only.]
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