Miocene

n. 中新世, 中新统 a. 中新世的, 中新统的

发音

其它 /ˈmaɪəsiːn/

别名

Meiocene

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.

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name
  1. 1.

    The Miocene epoch.

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词源

From Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. By surface analysis, meio- + -cene.

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