transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsē-nə-ˈzō-ik, ˌse- ]
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