"ichnology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/ Forms: ichnologies [plural]
Etymology: From ichno- + -logy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ichno|logy}} ichno- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ichnology (countable and uncountable, plural ichnologies)
  1. (paleontology) A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Paleontology Derived forms: ichnologic, ichnological, ichnologist Related terms: ichnogram, ichneumon

Inflected forms

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