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Mesozoic

Mesˊo-zo′ic

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Adj.

[

Meso-

+ Gr. [GREEK] life, fr. [GREEK] to live.]

(Geol.)

Belonging, or relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic. See Chart of

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Mesˊo-zo′ic

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Noun.

The Mesozoic age or formation.

Definition 2024

Mesozoic

Mesozoic

English

Adjective

Mesozoic ‎(comparative more Mesozoic, superlative most Mesozoic)

(geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from about 230 to 65 million years ago, when life on earth was dominated by reptiles.

Translations

of era from 230 to 65 milion years ago

Finnish: mesotsooinen (fi)
French: mésozoïque (fr)

Greek: μεσοζωικός (el) ‎(mesozoikós)
Swedish: mesozoisk

Proper noun

Mesozoic

(geology) The Mesozoic era.

Translations

Mesozoic era

Chinese:
Mandarin: 中生代 (zh) ‎(Zhōngshēngdài)
Estonian: mesosoikum, keskaegkond
Finnish: mesotsooinen maailmankausi
French: Mésozoïque (fr) m

German: Mesozoikum (de) n
Greek: Μεσοζωικός m ‎(Mesozoikós)
Japanese: 中生代 ‎(ちゅうせいだい, Chūseidai)
Russian: мезозо́й (ru) m ‎(mezozój), мезозо́йская э́ра f ‎(mezozójskaja éra)
Tagalog: panggitnang kapanahunan
Vietnamese: đại Trung Sinh

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale