| Pronunciation: | | 'plIu`seen
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[n] from 2 million to 13 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals |
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PLIOCENE is a 8 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | Pliocene epoch |
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| | See Also: | | epoch, Tertiary, Tertiary period |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pli"o*cene\, a. [Written also pleiocene.] [Gr. ? more
+ ? new, recent.] (Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent
division of the Tertiary age.
\Pli"o*cene\, n. (Geol.)
The Pliocene period or deposits.
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