Pliocene
Pronunciation : Pli"o*cene
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. (Geol.)
Definition : Defn: Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age.
[Written also pleiocene.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pli"o*cene
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The Pliocene period or deposits.
(Geol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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