CENOZOIC


Meaning of CENOZOIC in English

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

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