Miocene - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Miocene :  (noun)

1: from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals [syn: Miocene, Miocene epoch]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Miocene : \Mi"o*cene\, a. [Gr. ? less _ ? new, fresh, recent.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. --
n. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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