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Phanerozoic definition

Phan·ero·zoic (fan′ər ə zō′ik)

adjective

designating or of the geologic eon usually subdivided into the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras

Etymology: < Gr phaneros (see phanerogam) + -zoic

Phanerozoic Idioms

the Phanerozoic

the Phanerozoic Eon 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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