OLIGOCENE


Meaning of OLIGOCENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-li-gō-ˌsēn, ˈō-; ə-ˈli-gə- ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1859

: of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Eocene and Miocene or the corresponding series of rocks — see geologic time table

• Oligocene noun

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