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2025
neontology
neontology
English
Noun
neontology
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
)
the study of
organisms
living in the current era
Usage notes
Used in contrast to
paleontology
Translations
the study of organisms living in the current era
French:
Hebrew:
נאונטולוגיה
(he)
f
Irish:
neointeolaíocht
f
,
nua-ointeolaíocht
f
Italian:
Mandarin:
近代生物学
Polish:
neontologia
f
Tamil:
Etymology
neo-
+
onto-
+
-logy
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