Cenozoic

//ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk//

Synonyms for "cenozoic" (4 found)

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Related words (2)

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has context

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holonym

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part of

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related to

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Translations

51 translations across 25 languages.

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Belarusian

3 entries
  • кайназо́йскі adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • кайназо́й name (geological epoch)
  • кайназо́йская э́ра name (geological epoch)

Catalan

3 entries
  • cenozoic adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • cenozoica adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • cenozoic name (geological epoch)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 新生代 name (geological epoch)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 新生代 name (geological epoch)

Czech

3 entries
  • kenozoikum name (geological epoch)
  • terciér name (geological epoch)
  • třetihory name (geological epoch)

Danish

2 entries
  • Kænozoikum name (geological epoch)
  • kænozoikum name (geological epoch)

Dutch

3 entries
  • Cenozoïcum name (geological epoch)
  • cenozoïcum name (geological epoch)
  • kaenozoïcum name (geological epoch)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kainosoikum name (geological epoch)
  • uusaegkond name (geological epoch)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kenotsooinen adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • kenotsooinen maailmankausi name (geological epoch)

French

2 entries
  • cénozoïque adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • Cénozoïque name (geological epoch)

Georgian

3 entries
  • კაინოზოური adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • კაინოზოური ერა name (geological epoch)
  • კაინოზოური ჯგუფი name (geological epoch)

German

2 entries
  • känozoisch adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • Känozoikum name (geological epoch)

Greek

2 entries
  • καινοζωικός adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • Καινοζωικός name (geological epoch)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • kainozoikum name (geological epoch)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • Senozoikum name (geological epoch)

Italian

2 entries
  • cenozoico adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • Cenozoico name (geological epoch)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 新生代 name (geological epoch)

Min Nan Chinese

1 entries
  • 新生代 name (geological epoch)

Polish

3 entries
  • kenozoiczny adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • era kenozoiczna name (geological epoch)
  • kenozoik name (geological epoch)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • cenozoico adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • Cenozoico name (geological epoch)

Russian

3 entries
  • кайнозо́йский adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • кайнозо́й name (geological epoch)
  • кайнозо́йская э́ра name (geological epoch)

Spanish

2 entries
  • cenozoico adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • cenozoico name (geological epoch)

Swedish

2 entries
  • kenozoisk adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • Kenozoikum name (geological epoch)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • кайнозо́йський adj (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present)
  • кайнозо́й name (geological epoch)
  • кайнозо́йська е́ра name (geological epoch)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • đại Tân Sinh name (geological epoch)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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Fossil of plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and trace fossils have been identified in Yellowstone National Park from more than 40 stratigraphic units spanning more than 540 million years from the Cambrian to the Cenozoic eras.

Source: tatoeba (6920700)

The whole history of the earth is divided into five eras, with corresponding rock-systems. These are: 1. Archæan or Eozoic¹ era, embodied in the Laurentian system; 2. Palæozoic² era, embodied in the Palæozoic or Primary system; 3. Mesozoic³ era, recorded in the Secondary system; 4. Cenozoic,⁴ recorded in the Tertiary and Quaternary systems; and, 5. The Psychozoic era, or era of Mind, recorded in the recent system.

Source: wiktionary

The researchers found that the first day of the Cenozoic was peppered with cataclysms. When the asteroid struck, it temporarily carved a hole 60 miles across and 20 miles deep.

Source: wiktionary

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