[ ˌsi:nə'zəʊɪk ]
(also Cainozoic )
■ adjective Geology relating to or denoting the era following the Mesozoic era (from about 65 million years ago to the present).
Origin
C19: from Gk kainos 'new' + zōion 'animal' + -ic .
[ ˌsi:nə'zəʊɪk ]
(also Cainozoic )
■ adjective Geology relating to or denoting the era following the Mesozoic era (from about 65 million years ago to the present).
Origin
C19: from Gk kainos 'new' + zōion 'animal' + -ic .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004