"fossilogy" meaning in All languages combined

See fossilogy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fossilogies [plural]
Etymology: From fossil + -logy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fossil|logy}} fossil + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fossilogy (countable and uncountable, plural fossilogies)
  1. (archaic) The science or study of fossils. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: paleontology

Inflected forms

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