paleencephalon
1: the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: {paleoencephalon}, {palaeencephalon}]
paleface
1: a derogatory term for a white person (said to have been used by North American Indians)
palely
1: in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" [syn: {pallidly}, {dimly}] 2: in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color; "his wife, always palely appealing"
paleness
1: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {luridness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {wanness}, {achromasia}] 2: the property...
Paleo-American
1: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-Amerind}, {Paleo-Indian}]
Paleo-American culture
1: the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-Amerind culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]
Paleo-Amerind
1: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-American}, {Paleo-Indian}]
Paleo-Amerind culture
1: the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]
Paleo-Indian
1: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-American}, {Paleo-Amerind}]
Paleo-Indian culture
1: the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American culture}, {Paleo-Amerind culture}]
paleoanthropology
1: the scientific study of human fossils [syn: {palaeoanthropology}, {human paleontology}, {human palaeontology}]
paleobiology
1: a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms [syn: {palaeobiology}]
paleobotany
1: the study of fossil plants [syn: {palaeobotany}]
Paleocene
1: from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals [syn: {Paleocene epoch}]
Paleocene epoch
1: from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals [syn: {Paleocene}]
paleocerebellum
1: the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals
paleoclimatology
1: the study of the climate of past ages [syn: {palaeoclimatology}]
paleocortex
1: the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {archipallium}]
paleocortical
1: of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
paleodendrology
1: the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees [syn: {palaeodendrology}]
paleoecology
1: the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology [syn: {palaeoecology}]
paleoencephalon
1: the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: {paleencephalon}, {palaeencephalon}]
paleoethnography
1: the ethnography of paleolithic humans [syn: {palaeoethnography}]
paleogeography
1: the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs [syn: {palaeogeography}]
paleogeology
1: the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks [syn: {palaeogeology}]
paleography
1: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)
paleolith
1: a stone tool from the Paleolithic age
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paleolithic
1: of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts" [syn: {palaeolithic}] n : second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years...
Paleolithic Age
1: second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC [syn: {Paleolithic}, {Palaeolithic}]
paleology
1: the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities [syn: {palaeology}]
paleontological
1: of or relating to paleontology [syn: {palaeontological}]
paleontologist
1: a specialist in paleontology [syn: {palaeontologist}, {fossilist}]
paleontology
1: the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: {palaeontology}, {fossilology}]
paleopathology
1: the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) [syn: {palaeopathology}]
paleostriatum
1: the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: {pallidum}, {globus pallidus}]
Paleozoic
1: from 544 million to about 230 million years ago [syn: {Paleozoic era}]
Paleozoic era
1: from 544 million to about 230 million years ago [syn: {Paleozoic}]
paleozoology
1: the study of fossil animals [syn: {palaeozoology}]
Palermo
1: the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
Palestine
1: a British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948 2: an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pil...
Palestine Authority
1: combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn: {Palestine National Autho...
Palestine Islamic Jihad
1: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Ha...
Palestine Liberation Front
1: a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanes...
Palestine Liberation Organization
1: a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; i...
Palestine National Authority
1: combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn: {Palestinian National Aut...
Palestinian
1: of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas" n 1: a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: {Palestinian Arab}] 2: an ethnic group of Arabs fo...
Palestinian Arab
1: a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: {Palestinian}]
Palestinian Hizballah
1: a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
1: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Ha...
Palestinian National Authority
1: combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn: {Palestine National Autho...
palestra
1: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palaestra}] [also: {palestrae} (pl)]
Palestrina
1: Italian composer (1526-1594) [syn: {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}]
paletiology
1: the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: {palaetiology}]
palette
1: the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art [syn: {pallet}] 2: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used...
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