paleontology

Questions about paleontology

What does paleontology mean?

paleontology means "the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains".

How many syllables are in paleontology?

paleontology has 6 syllables: pa-le-on-to-lo-gy. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˌpeɪliənˈtɑlədʒi/.

What is another word for paleontology?

Close synonyms include palaeontology, fossilology. 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 paleontology a common word?

paleontology is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with paleontology?

11 words rhyme with paleontology. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.