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PALEONTOLOGY

a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains

The meaning of the word paleontology is a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains.

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construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
remissionthe act or process of remitting
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
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memoiran official note or report : memorandum
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
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