古生物学家 gǔshēngwùxuéjiā paleontologist Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 古生物学 古生物學 gǔshēngwùxué paleontology The study of life in prehistoric times through the analysis of plant and animal fossils; also called 化石学 huàshíxué.家 jiā affixnoun specialist noun suffix for a person with special skills or expertise, equivalent to -ist, -er, or -ian