Palaeozoic
/ (ˌpælɪəʊˈzəʊɪk) /
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adjective
of, denoting, or relating to an era of geological time that began 600 million years ago with the Cambrian period and lasted about 375 million years until the end of the Permian period
noun
the Palaeozoic the Palaeozoic era
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Word Origin for Palaeozoic
C19: from palaeo- + Greek zōē life + -ic
Words nearby Palaeozoic
palaeomagnetism, palaeontography, palaeontol., palaeontology, palaeopathology, Palaeozoic, palaeozoology, palaestra, Palagi, palais, palais de danse
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