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Fossilogy

FOSSIL'OGY

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Noun.
[fossil, and Gr. discourse.]
A discourse or treatise on fossils; also, the science of fossils.

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fossilogy

fossilogy

English

Noun

fossilogy (plural fossilogies)

  1. (archaic, 1776-19th century) The science or study of fossils.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:fossilogy.

Synonyms

References

fossilogy at the 1828 Noah Webster's Dictionary of the English Language