English Dictionary: Cenozoic | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cenozoic \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[91]nozoic}, {cainozoic}, {kainozoic}.] See {Geology}. Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included. |