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Mesozoic

/ˌmɛz.əˈzəʊ.ɪk/

/ˌmɛz.əˈzoʊ.ɪk/

Translations

Mesozoicproper noun

/ˌmɛz.əˈzəʊ.ɪk/

/ˌmɛz.əˈzoʊ.ɪk/

Used with the definite article to name the geological era itself (the Mesozoic).

Synonyms

Mesozoic Era

Age of Reptiles

Secondary (archaic term for the Mesozoic)

mesozoicproper noun

The Mesozoic Era, the geological era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic, lasting from about 252 to 66 million years ago.

Dinosaurs dominated the Mesozoic.