CENOZOIC


Meaning of CENOZOIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ s ē -n ə - ' z ō -ik, ˌ se-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek kainos + English -zoic

Date: 1841

: of, relating to, or being an era of geological history that extends from the beginning of the Tertiary period to the present time and is marked by a rapid evolution of mammals and birds and of angiosperms and especially grasses and by little change in the invertebrates also : relating to the corresponding system of rocks ― see GEOLOGIC TIME table

– Cenozoic noun

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