noun
neontology
Technical term in biology for the study of extant (living) organisms, as opposed to extinct ones. Often contrasted with 古生物学 (paleontology).
See also: 古生物学
現生生物学は、現在生きている生物を研究する学問です。
Neontology is the study of organisms that are currently alive.
古生物学と現生生物学は、しばしば対比される。
Paleontology and neontology are often contrasted.
古生物学 (paleontology) studies extinct organisms through fossils, while 現生生物学 focuses on living species.
Compound of 現生 (living, extant) + 生物学 (biology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a modern technical term.