neontology

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ onto- +‎ -logy.

Noun

neontology (uncountable)

1. (biology) The study of organisms living in the current era, as opposed to organisms that are extinct.

   Hyponyms: neobotany, neozoology

   • 1861 July 6, “Flourens on the Unity and Fixity of Species”, in British Medical Journal:

     Ontology comprises the study both of beings actually existing, and the study of ancient beings and of their fossil remains—neontology and palaeontology.

Coordinate terms

• paleontology

Related terms

• neontologic
• neontological
• neontologist

Translations

the study of organisms living in the current era

• Finnish: neontologia
• French: néontologie f
• Galician: neontoloxía (gl) f
• Hebrew: נאונטולוגיה (he) f
• Irish: neointeolaíocht f, nua-ointeolaíocht f
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• Mandarin: 近代生物学
• Polish: neontologia f
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