NEOGENE


Meaning of NEOGENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnē-ə-ˌjēn ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ne- + -gene (from Greek -genēs born) — more at -gen

Date: 1878

: of, relating to, or being the later portion of the Tertiary including the Miocene and Pliocene or the corresponding system of rocks

• Neogene noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.