Meanings
paleozoic1
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Paleozoic.
Paleozoic2
comparative more Paleozoic · superlative most Paleozoic · alternative paleozoic · alternative Palæozoic · alternative Palaeozoic
- geographyOf a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.
‘Itʼs all Paleozoic rock under our feet, this part of the world: to think of it, laid down five hundred million years before, shrugging its shoulders and bringing down the steeples on the churches!’
2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 41
alternative paleozoic · alternative Palæozoic · alternative Palaeozoic
- geographyThe Paleozoic era.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 古生代
- 古生代 (Gǔshēng Dài)Paleozoic era
Czech prvohory, paleozoikum
- prvohoryPaleozoic era
- paleozoikumPaleozoic era
Dutch paleozoïcum
- paleozoïcumPaleozoic era
Esperanto paleozoiko
- paleozoikoPaleozoic era
Estonian paleosoikum, vanaaegkond
- paleosoikumPaleozoic era
- vanaaegkondPaleozoic era
Finnish paleotsooinen, paleotsooinen maailmankausi
- paleotsooinenTranslations
- paleotsooinen maailmankausiPaleozoic era
French paléozoïque, Paléozoïque
- paléozoïqueTranslations
- PaléozoïquePaleozoic era
German paläozoisch
- paläozoischTranslations
Greek Παλαιοζωικός
- Παλαιοζωικός (Palaiozoïkós)Paleozoic era
Hungarian paleozoikum
- paleozoikumPaleozoic era
Irish Pailéasóch
- PailéasóchTranslations
Italian paleozoico, paleozoico
- paleozoicoTranslations
- paleozoicoPaleozoic era
Polish paleozoiczny, paleozoik
- paleozoicznyTranslations
- paleozoikPaleozoic era
- era paleozoicznaPaleozoic era
Russian палеозо́йский, палеозо́йская э́ра
- палеозо́йский (paleozójskij)Translations
- палеозо́йская э́ра (paleozójskaja éra)Paleozoic era
- палеозо́й (paleozój)Paleozoic era
Ukrainian палеозо́йський, палеозо́й
- палеозо́йський (paleozójsʹkyj)Translations
- палеозо́й (paleozój)Paleozoic era
- палеозо́йська е́ра (paleozójsʹka éra)Paleozoic era
Vietnamese đại Cổ Sinh
- đại Cổ SinhPaleozoic era
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with paleozoic
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paleozoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleozoic
“paleozoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleozoic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleozoic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleozoic.
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