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Miocene
see synonyms of mioceneNoun
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Miocene
see synonyms of mioceneadjective
1.
of, denoting, or formed in the fourth epoch of the Tertiary period, between the Oligocene and Pliocene epochs, which lasted for 19 million years
noun
2. the Miocene
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Miocene
see synonyms of miocene adjective
[sometimes m-]
designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Neogene, characterized by the joining of what are now Africa, Arabia, and Eurasia and the development of manlike apes
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Miocene
see synonyms of mioceneadj.
Of, relating to, or being the epoch of geologic time from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago, the fourth epoch of the Tertiary Period. It is characterized by the spread of grasses and grazing mammals. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Miocene Epoch.
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