OLIGOCENE


Meaning of OLIGOCENE in English

/ol"i goh seen'/ , Geol.

adj.

1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago. See table under geologic time .

n.

2. the Oligocene Epoch or Series.

[ 1855-60; OLIGO- + -CENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .