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Caenozoic : \C[ae]`no*zo"ic\, a. (Geol.)
See Cenozoic.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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