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单词 cenomanian
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Cenomanianadj.

/ˌsiːnəʊˈmeɪnɪən//ˌsɛnəʊˈmeɪnɪən/
Etymology: < French cénomanien, < medieval Latin Cenomania , now Le Mans, France, < Latin Cenomani , an ancient Gallic tribe of northern Italy: see -ian suffix.
Geology.
Designating a subdivision of the Upper Cretaceous period, corresponding to the Lower Chalk and Upper Greensand of British geologists; of flora, etc., belonging to or found in these strata.
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1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 829 The Cenomanian formation consists in Hanover of earthy limestones and marls.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 434/2 The Cenomanian flora of central Europe.
1914 Brit. Mus.: Return 206 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 186) LXXI. 193 The Cenomanian Chalk Marl of Cambridge.
1960 L. D. Stamp Britain's Struct. & Scenery (ed. 5) xii. 138 A great marine transgression..referred to as the ‘Cenomanian Transgression’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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