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ichnology
[ ik-nol-uh-jee ]
/ ɪkˈnɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
the branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossilized tracks, trails, burrows, borings, or other trace fossils as evidence of the occurrence or behavior of the organisms that produced them.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ichnology
ich·no·log·i·cal [ik-nl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌɪk nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby ichnology
ichneumon fly, ichnite, ichno-, ichnofossil, ichnography, ichnology, ichor, ichth., ichthammol, ichthyic, ichthyo-
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How to use ichnology in a sentence
Ichnology, ik-nol′o-ji, n. footprint lore: the science of fossil footprints.
For several years after this he assisted his father in arranging the museum and compiling tables for the Ichnology.
British Dictionary definitions for ichnology
ichnology
/ (ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the study of trace fossils
Derived forms of ichnology
ichnological (ˌɪknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveWord Origin for ichnology
C19: from Greek ikhnos footprint, track
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