Thesaurus: cenozoic
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 caenozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology.
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- a. 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 caenozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology.
- adj. of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era
- word/belonging">Belonging to the most word/recent">recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also cænozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology. Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.
- Belonging to the most recent division of geological time,including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Ageof man. [Written also cænozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology.
- n. approximately the last 63 million years a. of or relating to or denoting the Cenozoic era