Main Entry: mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \-ˌpā-lē-ˌän-ˈtä-lə-jē, -lē-ən-, especially British -ˌpa-\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1883

: the study of microscopic fossils

— mi·cro·pa·le·on·to·log·i·cal \-ˌän-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also mi·cro·pa·le·on·to·log·ic \-jik\ adjective

— mi·cro·pa·le·on·tol·o·gist \-ˌän-ˈtä-lə-jist, -ən-\ noun