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单词 K-T boundary
释义

K-T boundary

noun

: the transition between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods of geologic time characterized by a mass extinction of many forms of life including the dinosaurs
also : a geologic stratum marking this boundary

Word History

Etymology

K (alternative for C as abbreviation for Cretaceous) + Tertiary

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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