Definition of Paleozoic in English :

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Paleozoic meaning in English

Meaning of Paleozoic in English

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Paleozoic pronunciation in English

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Paleozoic

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Noun

1. paleozoic, paleozoic era

from 544 million to about 230 million years ago

Adjective

2. paleozoic

of or relating to or denoting the Paleozoic era

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Paleozoic

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adjective
US another name for Palaeozoic

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Paleozoic

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adjective
[sometimes p-]
designating or of the first geologic era of the Phanerozoic Eon, characterized by the development of the first fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and land plants

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Paleozoic

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adj.
Of, relating to, or being the era of geologic time from about 542 to 251 million years ago. The Paleozoic Era includes the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian Periods and is characterized by the appearance of marine invertebrates, primitive fishes, land plants, and primitive reptiles. The end of this era is marked by the largest recorded mass extinction in the earth's history, in which 90 percent of marine life forms were wiped out. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Paleozoic Era.

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