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- [ik-nol-uh-jee]
- /ɪkˈnɒl ə dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ik-nol-uh-jee]
- /ɪkˈnɒl ə dʒi/
Definitions of ichnology word
- noun ichnology 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. 1
- noun ichnology the study of trace fossils 0
- noun ichnology the scientific study of fossil footprints 0
- noun ichnology (paleontology) A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils. It can be divided into paleoichnology and neoichnology. 0
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Origin of ichnology
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; ichno- + -logy
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ichnology popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
ichnology usage trend in Literature
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