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Definition of Cenozoic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era.
2. Noun. Approximately the last 63 million years.
Exact synonyms: Age Of Mammals, Cenozoic Era
Group relationships: Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic Aeon, Phanerozoic Eon
Terms within: Age Of Man, Quaternary, Quaternary Period, Tertiary, Tertiary Period
Generic synonyms: Era, Geological Era
Group relationships: Phanerozoic, Phanerozoic Aeon, Phanerozoic Eon
Terms within: Age Of Man, Quaternary, Quaternary Period, Tertiary, Tertiary Period
Generic synonyms: Era, Geological Era
Definition of Cenozoic
1. a. 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.
Definition of Cenozoic
1. Adjective. (geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene (l en periods) from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved. ¹
2. Noun. (geology) Cenozoic (era) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cenozoic
1. of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cenozoic
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