現げん生せい生せい物ぶつ学がく

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

• 現げん生せい生せい物ぶつ学がくは、現げん在ざい生いきている生せい物ぶつを研けん究きゅうする学がく問もんです。

  Neontology is the study of organisms that are currently alive.

• 古こ生せい物ぶつ学がくと現げん生せい生せい物ぶつ学がくは、しばしば対たい比ひされる。

  Paleontology and neontology are often contrasted.