Eozoic

[ ee-uh-zoh-ik ]

/ ˌi əˈzoʊ ɪk /

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adjective Geology.

(formerly) noting or pertaining to the Precambrian Era, especially the period including the beginnings of animal life.

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Origin of Eozoic

First recorded in 1875–80; eo- + zo- + -ic

Words nearby Eozoic

Eötvös, Eötvös experiment, Eötvös torsion balance, Eötvös unit, -eous, Eozoic, EP, EPA, epact, epagoge, Epaminondas

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How to use Eozoic in a sentence

The English chalk and the chalky modern mud of the Atlantic sea-bed, are precisely similar in origin to the Eozoic limestones.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson
In it the forms of animal and plant life that had been becoming more numerous and varied from the Eozoic onward, culminated.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson
In his system the greater divisions of the history were “Times:” thus the Eozoic was a time and the Palozoic was a time.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson
Another problem is that of means of subsistence for the Eozoic Foraminifera.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson

In the oldest rocks known to geologists—those of the Eozoic time—some indications of the presence of life are found.
Facts and fancies in modern science|John William Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for Eozoic

Eozoic

/ (ˌiːəʊˈzəʊɪk) /

adjective

archaic of or formed in the part of the Precambrian era, during which life first appeared

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