[ Gr. palaio`s, adj. ] A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography. [ Written also palæo-. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in paleobotany. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + botany. ] That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + kari`s, -i`dos, a kind of crustacean. ] (Zool.) Same as Merostomata. [ Written also Palæocarida. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Paleo-, and Crinoidea. ] (Zool.) A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Paleo- + Gr. kry`stallos ice. ] Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Paleo- + Gr. gai^a the earth. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [ Written also palæogæan. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs.
Syn. -- palaeogeography. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks.
Syn. -- palaeogeology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An ancient manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in paleography; a paleographist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. paléographique. ] Of or pertaining to paleography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in paleography; a paleographer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. paléographie. ] 1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing; the art or science of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their origin, period, etc., from external characters; diplomatics. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Paleolæ [ NL., dim. of L. palea. ] (Bot.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + -lith. ] (Geol.) A relic of the Paleolithic era. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the “Stone Age;” the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + -logy. ] The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities; archæology . [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + Gr. 'o`nta existing things + -graphy. ] The description of fossil remains. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to paleontology. -- Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. paléontologiste. ] One versed in paleontology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + Gr. 'o`nta existing things + -logy. Cf. Ontology. ] The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A paleobotanist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + phytology. ] Paleobotany. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + ornithology. ] The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + say^ros a lizard. ] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Paleo- + technic. ] Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. “The paleotechnic men of central France.” D. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. paléothère. ] (Paleon.) Any species of Paleotherium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. paléothérien. ] (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to Paleotherium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + qhri`on beast. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that of a llama. [ Written also Palæotherium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Paleothere + -oid. ] (Paleon.) Resembling Paleotherium. -- n. An animal resembling, or allied to, the paleothere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Palæotype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. palea chaff. ] Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Paleo- + Gr. zwh` life, fr. zh^n to live. ] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages, and also to the life or rocks of those ages. See Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) The Paleozoic time or strata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paleo- + Zoology. ] The science of extinct animals, a branch of paleontology. [ 1913 Webster ]