paleontological

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   of or relating to paleontology

   Synonymspalaeontological

Questions about paleontological

What does paleontological mean?

paleontological means "of or relating to paleontology".

How many syllables are in paleontological?

paleontological has 7 syllables: pa-le-on-to-lo-gi-cal. The stress falls on "lo".

What is another word for paleontological?

Close synonyms include palaeontological. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paleontological a common word?

paleontological is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.