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Miocene definition

Mio·cene (mī′ō sēn′, mī′ə-)

adjective

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

Etymology: < Gr meiōn, less (see minor) + -cene

Miocene Idioms

the Miocene

the Miocene Epoch or its rocks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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