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Mesozoic

Mesozoic adjective: of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago, when life on earth was dominated by reptiles.

Adjective

Mesozoic (comparative more Mesozoic, superlative most Mesozoic)

  1. Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago, when life on earth was dominated by reptiles.

Proper noun

Mesozoic

  1. The Mesozoic era.
    • 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 Mesozoic landscape of southeastern Utah can tell us much about the past, and it's one of the most intriguing and beautiful landscapes on Earth.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition

Mesozoic meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Vietnamese

Mesozoic in Tamil

மெசோசோயிக்கு

Mesozoic in Tagalog

Mesozoic era
panggitnang kapanahunan

Mesozoic in Vietnamese

Mesozoic era
đại Trung Sinh

Forms of Mesozoic

comparativemore Mesozoic
superlativemost Mesozoic

Origin of Mesozoic

From meso- + -zoic.

Words that rhyme with Mesozoic

Questions about Mesozoic

What does Mesozoic mean?
Mesozoic means of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago, when life on earth was dominated by reptiles.
What is Mesozoic in Tamil?
Mesozoic in Tamil is மெசோசோயிக்கு. See Mesozoic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Mesozoic?
Mesozoic can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Mesozoic in the dictionary

  1. mesozeaxanthin
  2. mesozeugma
  3. mesozeugmenon
  4. mesozoan
  5. mesozoans
  6. Mesozoic
  7. mesozonal
  8. mesozone
  9. mesozones
  10. mesozooid
  11. mesozooids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Mesozoic (page history and authors); mesozoic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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