Oligocene en · ADJ
Etymology
From German Oligozän (originally spelt Oligocän, coined in 1854). By surface analysis, oligo- + -cene.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.
Translations (6)
el ολιγόκαινος (of the Oligocene epoch) · pl oligoceński (of the Oligocene epoch) · ca oligocè (of the Oligocene epoch) · de oligozän (of the Oligocene epoch) · ca oligocènic (of the Oligocene epoch) · fi oligoseenikautinen (of the Oligocene epoch)