Found 2 items, similar to Miocene.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Miocene Miocene n : from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals [syn: Miocene epoch]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Miocene Miocene \Mi"o*cene\ (m[imac]"[-o]*s[=e]n), prop. a. [Gr. mei`wn less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. -- n. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. [1913 Webster]