Pliocene

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pliocene \Pli"o*cene\, a. [Written also pleiocene.] [Gr. ? more
     + ? new, recent.] (Geol.)
     Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent
     division of the Tertiary age.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pliocene \Pli"o*cene\, n. (Geol.)
     The Pliocene period or deposits.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pliocene
       n : from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains;
           cooling of climate; more and larger mammals [syn: {Pliocene
           epoch}]