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Cenozoic

/ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/US/ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/

Cenozoic adjective: of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.

Adjective

Cenozoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.

Proper noun

Cenozoic

  1. A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.
    • The whole history of the earth is divided into five eras, with corresponding rock-systems. These are: 1. Archæan or Eozoic¹ era, embodied in the Laurentian system; 2. Palæozoic² era, embodied in the Palæozoic or Primary system; 3. Mesozoic³ era, recorded in the Secondary system; 4. Cenozoic,⁴...1883, Joseph Le Conte, Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, New York: D. Appleton and Company
    • The researchers found that the first day of the Cenozoic was peppered with cataclysms. When the asteroid struck, it temporarily carved a hole 60 miles across and 20 miles deep.2019 September 10, Katherine Kornei, “A New Timeline of the Day the Dinosaurs Began to Die Out”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Cenozoic meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

Cenozoic in Indonesian

geological epoch
Senozoikum

Cenozoic in Vietnamese

geological epoch
đại Tân Sinh

Forms of Cenozoic

alternative formCaenozoic
alternative formCænozoic
alternative formCainozoic
alternative formKainozoic

Origin of Cenozoic

From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”).

Words formed from Cenozoic

Words that rhyme with Cenozoic

Questions about Cenozoic

What does Cenozoic mean?
Cenozoic means of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.
What is Cenozoic in Indonesian?
Cenozoic in Indonesian is Senozoikum. See Cenozoic meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Cenozoic?
Cenozoic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cenozoic?
Cenozoic is pronounced /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ (UK).

Words near Cenozoic in the dictionary

  1. cenotaphs
  2. cenotaphy
  3. cenote
  4. cenotes
  5. Cenovis
  6. Cenozoic
  7. cenozone
  8. cenozones
  9. Cens
  10. censae
  11. censal

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