'Miocene' definitions:

Definition of 'Miocene'

From: WordNet
noun
From 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals [syn: Miocene, Miocene epoch]

Definition of 'Miocene'

From: GCIDE
  • Miocene \Mi"o*cene\ (m[imac]"[-o]*s[=e]n), prop. a. [Gr. mei`wn less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. -- n. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. [1913 Webster]

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