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| Miocene [ m ə seen ] |
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geological epoch: the epoch of geological time, 24 million to 5 million years ago, during which the modern ocean currents were established and Antarctica became frozen
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| [Mid-19th century. < Greek meiōn 'less' + kainos 'recent'] |
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 Miocene adjective |
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