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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Cenozoic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ (US)
- /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ (US)
- /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ (US)
- /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.
Forms
Deriveds
Pre-Cenozoic
Translations (16)
ru кайнозо́йский (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · de känozoisch (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · be кайназо́йскі (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · no kenozoisk (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · pt cenozoico (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · uk кайнозо́йський (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · sv kenozoisk (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · es cenozoico (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · it cenozoico (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · ca cenozoic (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · fr cénozoïque (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · ca cenozoica (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · ka კაინოზოური (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · el καινοζωικός (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · pl kenozoiczny (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present) · fi kenotsooinen (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
Cenozoic en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ (US)
- /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ (US)
- /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ (US)
- /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”).
Meanings
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A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.
The researchers found that the first day of the Cenozoic was peppered with cataclysms. When the asteroid struck, it temporarily carved a hole 60 miles across and 20 miles deep.
2019 September 10, Katherine Kornei, “A New Timeline of the Day the Dinosaurs Began to Die Out”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: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 recorded in the Tertiary and Quaternary systems; and, 5. The Psychozoic era, or era of Mind, recorded in the recent system.
1883, Joseph Le Conte, Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader, New York: D. Appleton and Company:
Forms
Holonyms
Neozoic
Translations (37)
cs kenozoikum (geological epoch) · de Känozoikum (geological epoch) · fi kenotsooinen maailmankausi (geological epoch) · cs třetihory (geological epoch) · et kainosoikum (geological epoch) · pt Cenozoico (geological epoch) · pl era kenozoiczna (geological epoch) · sv Kenozoikum (geological epoch) · et uusaegkond (geological epoch) · cmn 新生代 (geological epoch) · be кайназо́йская э́ра (geological epoch) · ka კაინოზოური ჯგუფი (geological epoch) · yue 新生代 (geological epoch) · it Cenozoico (geological epoch) · fr Cénozoïque (geological epoch) · pl kenozoik (geological epoch) · nl cenozoïcum (geological epoch) · nl Cenozoïcum (geological epoch) · nl kaenozoïcum (geological epoch) · uk кайнозо́й (geological epoch) · es cenozoico (geological epoch) · ru кайнозо́й (geological epoch) · da kænozoikum (geological epoch) · ka კაინოზოური ერა (geological epoch) · ca cenozoic (geological epoch) · nan 新生代 (geological epoch) · id Senozoikum (geological epoch) · ru кайнозо́йская э́ра (geological epoch) · hu kainozoikum (geological epoch) · el Καινοζωικός (geological epoch) · uk кайнозо́йська е́ра (geological epoch) · ja 新生代 (geological epoch) · vi đại Tân Sinh (geological epoch) · be кайназо́й (geological epoch) · cs terciér (geological epoch) · no kenozoikum (geological epoch) · da Kænozoikum (geological epoch)