About The Word Cenozoic
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Cenozoic
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What's The Definition Of Cenozoic?
[n] approximately the last 63 million years
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cenozoic: Age of Mammals | Cenozoic era Related Terms | Find terms related to Cenozoic: See Also | Age of Man | era | geological era | Quaternary | Quaternary period | Tertiary | Tertiary period Cenozoic In Webster's Dictionary \Ce`no*zo"ic\, a. [Gr. ? recent + ? life.] (Geol.)
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 {c[ae]nozoic},
{cainozoic}, {kainozoic}.] See {Geology}.
Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with
Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.
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