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[syn: Oligocene, Oligocene epoch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oligocene \Ol"i*go*cene\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? new, recent.]
(Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which
occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and
Miocene periods. -- n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of
Geology.
[1913 Webster] Oligochaeta
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Oligocene
n 1: from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of
sabertoothed cats [syn: Oligocene, Oligocene epoch]