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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Me·so·zo·ic \\-ˈzō-ik\\ adjective DATE 1840 : of, relating to, or being an era of geological history comprising the interval between the Permian and the Tertiary or the corresponding system of rocks that was marked by the presence of dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, ammonites, ferns, and gymnosperms and the appearance of angiosperms, mammals, and birds — see geologic time table • Mesozoic noun English Etymology Mesozoic 1840, from Gk. mesos "middle" + zoe "life." Name coined by British geologist John Phillips for the fossil era "between" the Paleozoic and the Cenozoic. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged meso·zo·ic I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|zōik\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: mes- + -zoic : of or relating to a grand division of geological history that includes the entire interval of time between the Permian and the Tertiary and is marked by the dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, ganoid fishes, cycads, and evergreen trees — see geologic time table II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : the Mesozoic era or system of rocks |
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