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cenozoic |
2 definitions found 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[ae]nozoic}, {cainozoic}, {kainozoic}.] See {Geology}. Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Cenozoic n : approximately the last 63 million years [syn: {Cenozoic}, {Cenozoic era}, {Age of Mammals}]
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