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- noun The zoölogy of extant as distinguished from extinct animals; the science of living animals: opposed to paleontology.
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- noun biology the study of
organisms living in the current era
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neo- + onto- + -logy
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chained_bear commented on the word neontology
"The branch of biology, esp. of zoology, concerned with extant or recently living organisms, as opposed to fossil or extinct forms. Often contrasted with palaeontology." (OED)
September 8, 2008