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Cenozoic
Cen·o·zo·ic C5202400 (sĕn′ə-zō′ĭk, sē′nə-)adj. Of, relating to, or being the most recent era of geologic time, from about 66 million years ago to the present. The Cenozoic Era includes the Tertiary Period and the Quaternary Period and is characterized by the formation of modern continents, glaciation, and the diversification of mammals, birds, and plants. See Table at geologic time.n. The Cenozoic Era.
[Greek kainos, new; see ken- in Indo-European roots + -zoic.]Cenozoic (ˌsiːnəʊˈzəʊɪk) or Caenozoic; Cainozoicadj (Geological Science) of, denoting, or relating to the most recent geological era, which began 65 000 000 years ago: characterized by the development and increase of the mammalsn (Geological Science) the Cenozoic the Cenozoic era[C19: from Greek kainos new, recent + zōikos, from zōion animal]Ce•no•zo•ic (ˌsi nəˈzoʊ ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-)
adj. 1. noting or pertaining to the present era, beginning 65 million years ago, characterized by the ascendancy of mammals. See geologic time. n. 2. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. [1850–55; < Greek kainó(s) recent + -zoic] Cen·o·zo·ic (sĕn′ə-zō′ĭk) The most recent era of geologic time, from about 65 million years ago to the present. The Cenozoic Era is characterized by the formation of modern continents and the diversification of mammals and plants. See Chart at geologic time.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Cenozoic - approximately the last 63 million yearsAge of Mammals, Cenozoic eraPhanerozoic, Phanerozoic aeon, Phanerozoic eon - the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the presentAge of Man, Quaternary, Quaternary period - last 2 million yearsTertiary, Tertiary period - from 63 million to 2 million years ago | | Adj. | 1. | Cenozoic - of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era |
TranslationsCenozoic
Cenozoic, Caenozoic, Cainozoic of, denoting, or relating to the most recent geological era, which began 65 000 000 years ago: characterized by the development and increase of the mammals Cenozoic[¦sen·ə¦zō·ik] (geology) The youngest of the eras, or major subdivisions of geologic time, extending from the end of the Mesozoic Era to the present, or Recent. Also spelled as Cainozoic. Cenozoic
Cenozoic or Cainozoic period a geological era that includes the QUATERNARY PERIOD and TERTIARY PERIOD, beginning some 65 million years ago and extending up to the present time. See GEOLOGICAL TIME.Cenozoic
Synonyms for Cenozoicnoun approximately the last 63 million yearsSynonyms- Age of Mammals
- Cenozoic era
Related Words- Phanerozoic
- Phanerozoic aeon
- Phanerozoic eon
- Age of Man
- Quaternary
- Quaternary period
- Tertiary
- Tertiary period
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