"micropaleontology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: micro- + paleontology Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|paleontology}} micro- + paleontology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} micropaleontology (uncountable)
  1. The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution. Wikipedia link: micropaleontology Tags: uncountable Synonyms: micropalæontology [British], micropalaeontology [British] Derived forms: micropaleontologic, micropaleontological, micropaleontologist Translations (the study of microfossils): micropaleontologie [feminine] (Dutch), mikropaleontologia (Finnish), micropaléontologie [feminine] (French), Mikropaläontologie [feminine] (German), μικροπαλαιοντολογία (mikropalaiontología) [feminine] (Greek), micropaleontologia [feminine] (Italian), អតិសុខុមបាសាណិភូតវិទ្យា (a’te’ so’kʰom baasaanə pʰuuta’vityie) (Khmer), mikropaleontologia [feminine] (Polish), micropaleontologia [feminine] (Portuguese), micropaleontología [feminine] (Spanish), mikrofösilav (Volapük)

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