| Pronunciation: | | 'âlugow`seen
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[n] from 25 million to 40 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats |
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OLIGOCENE is a 9 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | Oligocene epoch |
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| | See Also: | | epoch, Tertiary, Tertiary period |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ol"i*go*cene\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? new, recent.]
(Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which
occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and
Miocene periods. -- n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of
{Geology}.
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