PALAESTRA
Pa*læs"tra, n.

Defn: See Palestra.

PALAESTRIC
Pa*læs"tric, a.

Defn: See Palestric.

PALAETIOLOGIST
Pa*læ`ti*ol"o*gist, n.

Defn: One versed in palætiology.

PALAETIOLOGY
Pa*læ`ti*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Palæo- + ætiology.]

Defn: The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth. — Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al, a.

PALAMA
Pal"a*ma, n.; pl. Palamme. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less closely together.