Paleaceous Pa`le·a"ceous adjective [ Latin
palea chaff.]
(Botany) Chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleæ, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle.
Palearctic Pa`le·arc"tic adjective [
Paleo- +
arctic .]
Belonging to a region of the earth's surface which includes all Europe to the Azores, Iceland, and all temperate Asia.
Paled Paled adjective [ See 5th
Pale .]
1. Striped. [ Obsolete] "[ Buskins] . . .
paled part per part."
Spenser. 2. Inclosed with a paling. "A
paled green."
Spenser.
Paleëchinoidea Pa`le·ëch`i·noi"de·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Paleo- , and
Echinoidea .]
(Zoology) An extinct order of sea urchins found in the Paleozoic rocks. They had more than twenty vertical rows of plates. Called also Palæechini . [ Written also
Palæechinoidea .]
Paleface Pale"face` noun A white person; -- an appellation supposed to have been applied to the whites by the American Indians. J. F. Cooper.
Paleichthyes Pa`le·ich"thy·es noun plural [ New Latin See
Paleo- , and
Ichthyology .]
(Zoology) A comprehensive division of fishes which includes the elasmobranchs and ganoids. [ Written also
Palæichthyes .]
Palely Pale"ly adverb [ From
Pale ,
adjective ]
In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not freshly or ruddily. Thackeray.
Palempore Pal`em·pore" noun A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings. [ Written also
palampore ,
palampoor , etc.]
De Colange.
Paleness Pale"ness noun The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness. The blood the virgin's cheek forsook;
A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look.
Pope.
Palenque Pa·len"que noun plural (Ethnol.) A collective name for the Indians of Nicaragua and Honduras.
Paleo- Pa"le·o- [ Greek ... , adj.] A combining form meaning old , ancient ; as, pale arctic, pale ontology, paleo there, paleo graphy. [ Written also palæo -.]
Paleobotanist Pa`le·o·bot"a·nist noun One versed in paleobotany.
Paleobotany Pa`le·o·bot"a·ny noun [
Paleo- +
botany .]
That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
Paleocarida Pa`le·o·car"ida noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
... ancient +
... ,
... ,
... , a kind of crustacean.]
(Zoology) Same as Merostomata . [ Written also
Palæocarida .]
Paleocrinoidea Pa`le·o·cri·noi"de·a noun plural [ New Latin See
Paleo- , and
Crinoidea .]
(Zoology) A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic rocks.
Paleocrystic Pa`le·o·crys"tic adjective [
Paleo- + Greek
... ice.]
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation.
Paleograph Pa"le·o·graph noun An ancient manuscript.
Paleographer Pa`le·og"ra·pher noun One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.
Paleographic, Paleographical Pa`le·o·graph"ic, Pa`le·o·graph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
paléographique .]
Of or pertaining to paleography.
Paleographist Pa`le·og"ra·phist noun One versed in paleography; a paleographer.
Paleography Pa`le·og"ra·phy noun [
Paleo- +
-graphy : confer French
paléographie .]
1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography . 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.
Paleogæan Pa`le·o·gæ"an adjective [
Paleo- + Greek
... the eart]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [ Written also
palæogæan .]
Paleola Pa·le"o·la noun ;
plural Paleolæ . [ New Latin , dim. of Latin
palea .]
(Botany) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.
Paleolith Pa"le·o·lith noun [
Paleo- +
-lith .]
(Geol.) A relic of the Paleolithic era.
Paleolithic Pa`le·o·lith"ic adjective (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.
Paleologist Pa`le·ol"ogist noun One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity.
Paleology Pa`le·ol"o·gy noun [
Paleo- +
-logy .]
The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities; archæology .
Paleontographical Pa`le·on`to·graph"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.
Paleontography Pa`le·on·tog"ra·phy noun [
Paleo- + Greek ... existing things +
-graphy .]
The description of fossil remains.
Paleontological Pa`le·on`to·log"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to paleontology. --
Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Paleontologist Pa`le·on·tol"o·gist noun [ Confer French
paléontologiste .]
One versed in paleontology.
Paleontology Pa`le·on·tol"o·gy noun [
Paleo- + Greek ... existing things +
-logy . Confer
Ontology .]
The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.
Paleophytologist Pa`le·o·phy·tol"o·gist noun A paleobotanist.
Paleophytology Pa`le·o·phy·tol"o·gy noun [
Paleo- +
phytology .]
Paleobotany.
Paleornithology Pa`le·or`ni·thol"o·gy noun [
Paleo- +
ornithology .]
The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds.
Paleosaurus Pa`le·o·sau"rus noun [ New Latin , from Greek
... ancient + ... a lizard.]
(Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation.
Paleotechnic Pa`le·o·tech"nic adjective [
Paleo- +
technic .]
Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. "The
paleotechnic men of central France."
D. Wilson.
Paleothere Pa"le·o·there noun [ French
paléothère .]
(Paleon.) Any species of Paleotherium.
Paleotherian Pa`le·o·the"ri·an adjective [ French
paléothérien .]
(Paleon.) Of or pertaining to Paleotherium.
Paleotherium Pa`le·o·the"ri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... ancient + ... 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 .]
Paleotheroid Pa`le·o·the"roid [
Paleothere +
-oid .]
(Paleon.) Resembling Paleotherium. --
noun An animal resembling, or allied to, the paleothere.
Paleotype Pa"le·o·type noun See Palæotype .
Paleous Pa"le·ous adjective [ Latin
palea chaff.]
Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous. [ R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Paleozoic Pa`le·o·zo"ic adjective [
Paleo- + Greek ... life, from ... 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 .
Paleozoölogy Pa`le·o·zo·öl"o·gy noun (Geol.) The Paleozoic time or strata.
Paleozoöogy Pa`le·o·zo·ö"o·gy noun [
Paleo- +
zoölogy .]
The science of extinct animals, a branch of paleontology.
Palesie, Palesy Pale"sie, Pale"sy noun Palsy. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif.
Palestinian, Palestinean Pal`es·tin"i·an, Pal`es·tin"e·an adjective Of or pertaining to Palestine.
Palestra Pa·les"tra noun ;
plural Latin
Palestræ , English
Palestras . [ New Latin , from Latin
palaestra , Greek ..., from ... to wrestle.] [ Written also
palæstra .]
(Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
Palestrian, Palestric Pa·les"tri·an, Pa·les"tric Pa*les"tric*al adjective [ Latin
palaestricus , Greek ...]
Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.
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