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.

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