paleoanthropology
[ pey-lee-oh-an-thruh-pol-uh-jee or, esp. British, pal-ee- ]
/ ˌpeɪ li oʊˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- /
noun
the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
Origin of paleoanthropology
First recorded in 1915–20;
paleo- +
anthropology
OTHER WORDS FROM paleoanthropology
pa·le·o·an·thro·pol·o·gist, noun pa·le·o·an·thro·po·log·i·cal [pey-lee-oh-an-thruh-puh-loj-i-kuh l or, esp. British, pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li oʊˌæn θrə pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/, adjectiveWords nearby paleoanthropology
palenque,
paleo-,
paleo-asiatic,
paleo-indian,
paleoanthropic,
paleoanthropology,
paleoarctic,
paleobiochemistry,
paleobiogeography,
paleobiology,
paleobotany
Example sentences from the Web for paleoanthropology
And the clavicle alone, Berger says, would have electrified the world of paleoanthropology.
Scientific definitions for paleoanthropology
paleoanthropology
[ pā′lē-ō-ăn′thrə-pŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of extinct members of the genus Homo sapiens by means of their fossil remains.