MIOCENE


Meaning of MIOCENE in English

adj. & n. Geol.

--adj. of or relating to the fourth epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence for the diversification of primates, including early apes.

Usage:

Cf. Appendix II.

--n. this epoch or system.

Etymology: irreg. f. Gk meion less + kainos new

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.