English Explanatory Dictionary

Phanerozoic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geologic eon from about 538.8 million years ago to the present.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon.
adj
  1. Alternative form of Phanerozoic.

Word forms

Phanerozoic Phanaerozoic Phanærozoic

Etymology

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

Antonyms

Precambrian
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