Miocene – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Miocene
n.
prehistoric geological era characterized by the presence of grazing mammals
adj.
of the Tertiary geological period (Geology)
Miocene
The
Miocene (; symbol M
I) is the first
geological epoch of the
Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Sir
Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words (, “less”) and (, “new”) and means "less recent" because it has 18 ewer modern sea
invertebrates than the
Pliocene. The Miocene follows the
Oligocene Epoch and is followed by the
Pliocene Epoch.
Miocene
Noun
1. from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals
(synonym) Miocene epoch
(hypernym) epoch
(part-holonym) Tertiary, Tertiary period
miocène
adj.
Miocene, of the Tertiary geological period (Geology)
miocène
nm.
Miocene, of the Tertiary geological period (Geology)
miocene
adj.
Miocene
