"fossilogy" meaning in English

See fossilogy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fossilogies [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-fossilogy-en-noun-Yfx5sByw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -logy

Inflected forms

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