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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "paleontológija",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "палеонтоло́гия"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "paleontología"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"word": "paleontolojia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "paleontologi"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ban-pá-chii-win-wít-tá-yaa",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"word": "บรรพชีวินวิทยา"
},
{
"alt": "古生物學",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"word": "cổ sinh vật học"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"word": "fösilav"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "paleontologye",
"sense": "study of prehistoric forms of life",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פּאַלעאָנטאָלאָגיע"
}
],
"word": "paleontology"
}
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