Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Paleobotanist

Pa′le‐o‐bot″a‐nist (?), n. One versed in paleobotany.

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Paleobotany

Pa′le‐o‐bot″a‐ny (?), n. [Paleo- + botany.] That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.

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Paleocarida

‖Pa′le‐o‐car″ida (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. παλαιόσ ancient + καρίσ, -ίδοσ, a kind of crustacean.] (Zoöl.) Same as Merostomata. [Written also Palæocarida.]

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Paleocrinoidea

‖Pa′le‐o‐cri‐noi″de‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Paleo-, and Crinoidea.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic rocks.

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Paleocrystic

Pa′le‐o‐crys″tic (?), a. [Paleo- + Gr. κρύσταλλοσ ice.] Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation.

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Paleogæan

Pa′le‐o‐gæ″an (?), a. [Paleo- + Gr. γαι̑α the earth.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [Written also palæogæan.]

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Paleograph

Pa″le‐o‐graph (?), n. An ancient manuscript.

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Paleographer

Pa′le‐og″ra‐pher (?), n. One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.

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Paleographic

{ Pa′le‐o‐graph″ic (?), Pa′le‐o‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. paléographique.] Of or pertaining to paleography.

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Paleographist

Pa′le‐og″ra‐phist (?), n. One versed in paleography; a paleographer.

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Paleography

Pa′le‐og″ra‐phy, n. [Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. paléographie.] 1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography.2. The study of ancient inscr...

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Paleola

‖Pa‐le″o‐la (?), n.; pl.Paleolæ (#). [NL., dim. of L. palea.] (Bot.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.

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Paleolith

Pa″le‐o‐lith (?), n. [Paleo- + -lith.] (Geol.) A relic of the Paleolithic era.

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Paleolithic

Pa′le‐o‐lith″ic (?), a.(Geol.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the “Stone ...

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Paleologist

Pa′le‐ol″ogist (?), n. One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity.

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Paleology

Pa′le‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Paleo- + -logy.] The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities; archæology.

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Paleontographical

Pa′le‐on′to‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.

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Paleontography

Pa′le‐on‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Paleo- + Gr. ὄντα existing things + -graphy.] The description of fossil remains.

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Paleontological

Pa′le‐on′to‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to paleontology. — Pa′le‐on′to‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

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Paleontologist

Pa′le‐on‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. paléontologiste.] One versed in paleontology.

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Paleontology

Pa′le‐on‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Paleo- + Gr. ὄντα existing things + -logy. Cf. Ontology.] The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remai...

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Paleophytologist

Pa′le‐o‐phy‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. A paleobotanist.

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Paleophytology

Pa′le‐o‐phy‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Paleo- + phytology.] Paleobotany.

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Paleornithology

Pa′le‐or′ni‐thol″o‐gy (?), n. [Paleo- + ornithology.] The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds.

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Paleosaurus

Pa′le‐o‐sau″rus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. παλαιόσ ancient + σαυ̑ροσ a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation.

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Paleotechnic

Pa′le‐o‐tech″nic (?), a. [Paleo- + technic.] Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. “The paleotechnic men of central France.” D. Wilson.

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Paleothere

Pa″le‐o‐there (?), n. [F. paléothère.] (Paleon.) Any species of Paleotherium.