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12 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
originAttested since 1836 (as palæontology). From French paléontologie (attested since 1822). By surface analysis, paleo- (“ancient”) + onto- (“being”) + -logy (“study”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- planetology 17
- paleology 15
- poenology 15
- polygonal 15
- polytonal 14
- logotype 14
- penology 14
- polyglot 14
- topology 14
- allotype 13
- apology 13
- polygon 13