Cenozoic

English

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Alternative forms

• Caenozoic
• Cænozoic

Etymology

ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōē, “life”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊɪk

Adjective

Cenozoic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.

Translations

of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present

• Catalan: cenozoic (ca) m, cenozoica (ca) f
• Finnish: kenotsooinen (fi)

• Greek: καινοζωικός (el) (kainozoikós) m
• Russian: кайнозойская эра (ru) (kajnozójskaja éra) f, кайнозой (ru) (kajnozój) m

Noun

Cenozoic

1. (geology) A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.

Translations

geological epoch

• Catalan: cenozoic (ca) m
• Danish: kænozoikum (da), Kænozoikum (da)
• Dutch: Cenozoïcum
• Estonian: kainosoikum (et), uusaegkond (et)
• Finnish: ‎kenotsooinen maailmankausi
• French: Cénozoïque

• German: Känozoikum (de)
• Greek: Καινοζωικός (el) (Kainozoikós) m
• Indonesian: Senozoikum
• Italian: Cenozoico
• Polish: Kenozoik
• Swedish: Kenozoikum

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale