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单词 miocene
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Mi•o•cene  (mī′ə sēn′),USA pronunciation [Geol.]
adj. 
  1. Geologynoting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 25 to 10 million years ago, when grazing mammals became widespread. See table under geologic time. 

n. 
  1. Geologythe Miocene Epoch or Series.
  • Greek meíōn less) + -cene
  • mio- (1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Miocene /ˈmaɪəˌsiːn/ adj
  1. of, denoting, or formed in the fourth epoch of the Tertiary period, between the Oligocene and Pliocene epochs, which lasted for 19 million years
 n
  1. the Miocene ⇒ this epoch or rock series
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek meiōn less + -cene
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