adj. & n. Geol.
adj. of or relating to the last epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence of the extinction of many mammals, and the development of hominids.
n. this epoch or system. °Cf. Appendix II.
[ Gk pleion more + kainos new ]
adj. & n. Geol.
adj. of or relating to the last epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence of the extinction of many mammals, and the development of hominids.
n. this epoch or system. °Cf. Appendix II.
[ Gk pleion more + kainos new ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012