Found 2 items, similar to Pliocene.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Pliocene Pliocene n : from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals [syn: Pliocene epoch ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pliocene 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] Pliocene \Pli"o*cene\, n. (Geol.) The Pliocene period or deposits. [1913 Webster]