different between ethology vs paleontology

English

Etymology

From the Latin ?thologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ???????? (?thología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ???????? (?thológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ???? (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /i????l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

ethology (countable and uncountable, plural ethologies)

1. (zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
2. (obsolete) The study of the human ethos.

Related terms

• ethologist

Translations

See also

• ethnology

Further reading

• ethology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ethology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ethology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ethology at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• theology

English

Alternative forms

• palæontology (chiefly British)
• palaeontology (British)

Etymology

From French paléontologie. Surface etymology is paleo- (“ancient”) +? onto- (“being”) +? -logy (“study”).

Noun

paleontology (uncountable)

1. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.

Hypernyms

• humanities

Hyponyms

• anthropology
• micropaleontology
• taphonomy

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• paleontology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia