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paleoecology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-oe-col-o-gy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English ecology English paleoecology From paleo- + ecology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paleoecologies (plural)

Derived Forms

paleoecological

Synonyms

palaeoecology

Questions

What does paleoecology mean?
The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms
Where does paleoecology come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English ecology English paleoecology From paleo- + ecology.

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