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cenozoic
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CENOZOIC
Ce `no *zo "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)
Defn: Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also cænozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic. ] See Geology.
Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Cenozoic
Ce no zo ic |ˌsenəˈzōik ˌsinəˈzoʊɪk |(also Cainozoic |ˌkīnə -|) ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the most recent era, following the Mesozoic era and comprising the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. • (as noun the Cenozoic ) the Cenozoic era, or the system of rocks deposited during it. The Cenozoic has lasted from about 65 million years ago to the present day. It has seen the rapid evolution and rise to dominance of mammals, birds, and flowering plants. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kainos ‘new ’ + zōion ‘animal ’ + -ic .
Oxford Dictionary
Cenozoic
Cenozoic |ˌsiːnəˈzəʊɪk |(also Cainozoic ) ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the most recent era, following the Mesozoic era and comprising the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. • (as noun the Cenozoic ) the Cenozoic era, or the system of rocks deposited during it. The Cenozoic has lasted from about 65 million years ago to the present day. It has seen the rapid evolution and rise to dominance of mammals, birds, and flowering plants. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kainos ‘new ’ + zōion ‘animal ’ + -ic .
Spanish Dictionary
cenozoico, -ca
cenozoico, -ca adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 geol [era geológica ] Que sigue a la era mesozoica o secundaria y precede a la era neozoica o cuaternaria; se extiende desde hace unos 65 millones de años hasta hace unos 2 millones de años :el cenozoico se divide en dos períodos geológicos: neógeno y paleógeno, que, a su vez, se subdividen en cinco épocas: paleoceno, eoceno, oligoceno, mioceno y plioceno .SINÓNIMO terciario .2 geol [era geológica ] Que, según algunas escuelas actuales, sigue a la era mesozoica y es la última de las eras en que se divide la historia geológica de la Tierra; se extiende desde hace unos 65 millones de años hasta la actualidad :el cenozoico se divide en dos períodos: terciario y cuaternario .3 adjetivo geol De esta era geológica o que tiene relación con ella :terreno cenozoico .
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