Mesozoic

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Mesozoic /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk, ˌmɛz-, ˌmiːs-, ˌmiːz-/

▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the era between the Palaeozoic and Cenozoic eras (comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, about 245 to 65 million years ago).

– origin C19: from meso- + Gk zōion ‘animal’ + -ic.

'Mesozoic' also found in these Oxford entries:

Cenozoic - Cretaceous - dinosaur - ichthyosaur - Jurassic - Palaeozoic - Phanerozoic - plesiosaur - secondary - Triassic

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