Definition of pliocene Pliocene

/plajˈʌsiˌn/ - [playuseen] - Pli•o•cene

We found 6 definitions of pliocene from 5 different sources.

What does pliocene mean?

Noun
pliocene - from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
		Pliocene epoch

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pliocene (Adjective)
Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 5. 3 to 1. 7 million years ago; marked by the appearance of man's first ancestors.

pliocene (a.)
Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age.
pliocene (n.)
The Pliocene period or deposits.