PLEISTOCENE


Meaning of PLEISTOCENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplīs-tə-ˌsēn ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek pleistos most + International Scientific Vocabulary -cene; akin to Greek pleiōn more

Date: 1839

: of, relating to, or being the earlier epoch of the Quaternary or the corresponding series of rocks — see geologic time table

• Pleistocene noun

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