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Pliocene

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Earth sciences
Pli·o·cene /ˈplaɪəsiːn/ adjective  HEbelonging to the period in the Earth’s history that started about five million years ago and continued until about three million years ago 上新世的〔约五百万年前至三百万年前〕
Origin Pliocene (1800-1900) Greek pleion more + kainos recent
Pli·o·cene adjectiveChineseSyllable


Pliocene
Pliocene /ˈplaɪəsiːn/ adjective
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: pleion 'more' + kainos 'recent'
belonging to the period in the Earth’s history that started about five million years ago and continued until about three million years ago