PHANEROZOIC


Meaning of PHANEROZOIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfa-nə-rə-ˈzō-ik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek phaneros + English -zoic (II)

Date: 1930

: of, relating to, or being an eon of geologic history that comprises the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic or the corresponding systems of rocks — see geologic time table

• Phanerozoic noun

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