MIOCENE


Meaning of MIOCENE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' m ī - ə - ˌ s ē n

Function: adjective

Etymology: mio- (fr. Greek mei ō n less) + -cene ― more at MEIOSIS

Date: 1831

: of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Pliocene and the Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks ― see GEOLOGIC TIME table

– Miocene noun

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