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Noun: palaeobiology  ,pey-lee-ow-bI'ó-lu-jee
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: paleobiology)
  1. A branch of palaeontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms
    "palaeobiology helps us understand how ancient organisms interacted with their environment";
    - paleobiology [N. Amer]

Type of: biological science, biology, fossilology, palaeontology [Brit, Cdn], paleontology [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Palaeobiology