OLIGOCENE


Meaning of OLIGOCENE in English

ˈälə̇gōˌsēn, əˈligəˌ- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -cene; originally formed as German oligozän

: of or relating to a subdivision of the Tertiary — see geologic time table

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.