Neogene

n. & adj.[地]晚第三纪(的),上第三系(的)

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era, comprising the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present.

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name
  1. 1.

    The Neogene period.

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词源

From neo- + -gene. From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + γενεά (geneá, “generation”). Compare Ancient Greek νεογενής (neogenḗs).

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