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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries古生物学
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koseibutsugaku
"彼女は古生物学の分野で働いています。"
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The branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
"Her studies in paleontology led her to discover a new species of dinosaur."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'palaios' (ancient), 'onta' (existing things), and 'logia' (study of). Coined in the 19th century as scientific exploration into prehistoric life intensified.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paleontology" is said worldwide
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paléontologie
Transliteration: paleontologie
"Il étudie la paléontologie à l'université."
Paläontologie
Transliteration: Palaeontologie
"Die Paläontologie hilft uns, die Evolution zu verstehen."
paleontologia
Transliteration: paleontologia
"Il museo ospita una grande collezione di paleontologia."
paleontología
Transliteration: paleontologia
"La paleontología es fascinante para los niños."
paleontologia
Transliteration: paleontologia
"Ele é um especialista em paleontologia."
पुराजीव विज्ञान
Transliteration: purajiv vigyan
"पुराजीव विज्ञान हमें प्राचीन जीवों के बारे में बताता है।"
古生物学
Transliteration: gǔ shēngwù xué
"他对古生物学有着浓厚的兴趣。"
고생물학
Transliteration: gosaengmulhak
"그는 대학에서 고생물학을 전공했습니다."
古生物学
Transliteration: koseibutsugaku
"彼女は古生物学の分野で働いています。"
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