Definitions for Paleogene
Paleogene
Pa·le·o·gene
Spelling: [pey-lee-uh-jeen; especially British pal-ee-]
IPA: /ˈpeɪ li əˌdʒin; especially British ˈpæl i-/
Paleogene is a 9 letter English word.
You can make 275 anagrams from letters in Paleogene (aeeeglnop).
Definitions for Paleogene
noun
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the Paleogene Period or System.
adjective
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noting or pertaining to the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, in the system adopted by some geologists, occurring from 65 to 25 million years ago and including the Oligocene, Eocene, and Paleocene epochs: corresponds to the earlier part of the Tertiary Period in the system generally used in the U.S.
Compare Neogene.
Origin of Paleogene
1880-85; German Paläogen, equivalent to paläo- paleo- + -gen (Greek genésthai to be born); cf. -gen