古脊椎动物学

vertebrate paleontology

surname Gu

ancient / old / paleo-

(bound form) spine; backbone / (bound form) ridge

vertebra / backbone

a hammer

spine

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

vertebrate

animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]

thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

zoological / zoology

to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology