Meanings
phanerozoic1
adjectivephanerozoic (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Phanerozoic.
Secular distribution of biogenic silica through the phanerozoic: comparison of silica-replaced fossils and bedded cherts at the series level .
2009 January 8, Daniel L. Rabosky, Ulf Sorhannus, “Diversity dynamics of marine planktonic diatoms across the Cenozoic”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7226, →DOI
Phanerozoic2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the Phanerozoic eon.
Opposite
Origin
- Ancient Greekφανερός“visible”
- EnglishPhanerozoic
From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ic.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fanerozoic, fanerozoic
- fanerozoicgeologic eon
- fanerozoicrelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Dutch Fanerozoïcum
- Fanerozoïcumgeologic eon
Estonian fanerosoikum
- fanerosoikumgeologic eon
Finnish fanerotsooinen aioni, fanerotsooinen
- fanerotsooinen aionigeologic eon
- fanerotsooinenrelating to the Phanerozoic eon
French Phanérozoïque, phanérozoïque
- Phanérozoïquegeologic eon
- phanérozoïquerelating to the Phanerozoic eon
German Phanerozoikum, phanerozoisch
- Phanerozoikumgeologic eon
- phanerozoischrelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Greek Φανεροζωικός, φανεροζωικός
- Φανεροζωικός (Fanerozoïkós)geologic eon
- φανεροζωικός (fanerozoïkós)relating to the Phanerozoic eon
Hungarian fanerozoikum
- fanerozoikumgeologic eon
Italian fanerozoico
- fanerozoicorelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Norwegian fanerzoikum
- fanerzoikumgeologic eon
Polish fanerozoik, fanerozoiczny
- fanerozoikgeologic eon
- fanerozoicznyrelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Portuguese fanerozóico
- fanerozóicorelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Russian фанерозо́йская э́ра, фанерозо́й
- фанерозо́йская э́ра (fanɛrozójskaja éra)geologic eon
- фанерозо́й (fanɛrozój)geologic eon
Spanish Fanerozoico
- Fanerozoicorelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Welsh Ffanerosöig, Ffanerosöig
- Ffanerosöiggeologic eon
- Ffanerosöigrelating to the Phanerozoic eon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phanerozoic
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APA
phanerozoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phanerozoic
MLA
“phanerozoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phanerozoic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phanerozoic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phanerozoic.
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