PALEONTOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paleontological mean? 

• PALEONTOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective PALEONTOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to paleontology

  Familiarity information: PALEONTOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALEONTOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to paleontology

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

palaeontological; paleontological

Pertainym:

paleontology (the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)

Derivation:

paleontology (the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)

 Context examples 

"It's a pristine environment, the Tibetan people are kind, and in paleontological terms," he says, "it's relatively unexplored."

("Out of Tibet" hypothesis: Cradle of evolution for cold-adapted mammals is in Tibet, NSF)