adj. & n. (US Paleocene) Geol.
adj. of or relating to the earliest epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence of the emergence and development of mammals.
n. this epoch or system. °Cf. Appendix II.
[ PALAEO- + Gk kainos new ]
adj. & n. (US Paleocene) Geol.
adj. of or relating to the earliest epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence of the emergence and development of mammals.
n. this epoch or system. °Cf. Appendix II.
[ PALAEO- + Gk kainos new ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012