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Paleozoic

Paˊle-o-zo′ic

(pāˊlē̍-ō̍-zō′ĭk)
,
Adj.
[
Paleo-
+ Gr.
ζωή
life, fr.
ζῆν
to live.]
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages, and also to the life or rocks of those ages. See Chart of
Geology
.

Paˊle-o-zo′ic

(pāˊlē̍-ō̍-zō′ĭk)
,
Noun.
(Geol.)
The Paleozoic time or strata.

Definition 2024


Paleozoic

Paleozoic

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Adjective

Paleozoic (comparative more Paleozoic, superlative most Paleozoic)

  1. (geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.

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Proper noun

Paleozoic

  1. (geology) The Paleozoic era.

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