Phanerozoic

See also: phanerozoic

English

Alternative forms

Phanaerozoic
Phanærozoic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊɪk

Adjective

Phanerozoic (not comparable)

(geology) Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon

Translations

relating to the Phanerozoic eon

Finnish: fanerotsooinen (fi)
French: phanérozoïque (fr)

German: phanerozoisch
Greek: φανεροζωικός (fanerozoikós)

Proper noun

Phanerozoic

(geology) A geologic eon from about 570 million years ago to the present, comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

Translations

geologic eon

Estonian: fanerosoikum
French: Phanérozoïque (fr) m
German: Phanerozoikum (de) n

Greek: Φανεροζωικός m (Fanerozoikós)
Russian: фанерозо́йская э́ра f (fanɛrozójskaja éra), фанерозо́й (ru) m (fanɛrozój)

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale

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