| 单词 | pliocene |
| 释义 | Pliocene in British English or Pleiocene (ˈplaɪəʊˌsiːn) adjective 1. of, denoting, or formed in the last epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for three million years, during which many modern mammals appeared noun 2. the Pliocene Word origin C19: plio- + -cene, from Greek kainos recentPliocene in American English (ˈplaɪəˌsin) adjective [sometimes p-] designating or of the second and last geologic epoch of the Neogene, characterized by the joining of what are now North and South America, the formation of the Arctic ice cap, the extensive migration of mammals between continents, and the development of apelike humans in Africa Idioms: the Pliocene Word origin plio- + -ceneWord lists withEpochs of the Cenozoic era |
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