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Paleozoic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/

Etymology

From paleo- + -zoic.

Meanings

  1. Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.
    • ‘Itʼs all Paleozoic rock under our feet, this part of the world: to think of it, laid down five hundred million years before, shrugging its shoulders and bringing down the steeples on the churches!’ 2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 41:

Forms

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Palaeozoic alternative lexicographic
more Paleozoic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
paleozoic alternative lexicographic
most Paleozoic Degree=Sup lexicographic
Palæozoic alternative lexicographic

Translations (10)

uk палеозо́йський (Translations) · fr paléozoïque (Translations) · ru палеозо́йский (Translations) · ga Pailéasóch (Translations) · pl paleozoiczny (Translations) · fi paleotsooinen (Translations) · de paläozoisch (Translations) · it paleozoico (Translations) · ka პალეოზოური (Translations) · be палеазо́йскі (Translations)

Paleozoic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/

Etymology

From paleo- + -zoic.

Meanings

  1. The Paleozoic era.

Forms

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Palaeozoic alternative lexicographic
paleozoic alternative lexicographic
Palæozoic alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Lower Paleozoic

Relateds

Palaeophytic · Proterozoic (Preceded by) · Mesozoic (Succeeded by)

Translations (25)

cs paleozoikum (Paleozoic era) · sh paleozòik (Paleozoic era) · ka პალეოზოური ერა (Paleozoic era) · nl paleozoïcum (Paleozoic era) · ka პალეოზოური ჯგუფი (Paleozoic era) · uk палеозо́й (Paleozoic era) · el Παλαιοζωικός (Paleozoic era) · vi đại Cổ Sinh (Paleozoic era) · pl paleozoik (Paleozoic era) · ru палеозо́йская э́ра (Paleozoic era) · it paleozoico (Paleozoic era) · pl era paleozoiczna (Paleozoic era) · cs prvohory (Paleozoic era) · fr Paléozoïque (Paleozoic era) · ru палеозо́й (Paleozoic era) · sh палеозо̀ик (Paleozoic era) · et vanaaegkond (Paleozoic era) · be палеазо́йская э́ра (Paleozoic era) · fi paleotsooinen maailmankausi (Paleozoic era) · cmn 古生代 (Paleozoic era) · et paleosoikum (Paleozoic era) · eo paleozoiko (Paleozoic era) · hu paleozoikum (Paleozoic era) · uk палеозо́йська е́ра (Paleozoic era) · be палеазо́й (Paleozoic era)