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pliotseen

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 06.12.2021

Meanings

geoloogiline ajastik, neogeeni ajastu hilisem osa, mille kestel kujunesid ladestu kivimid

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Pliotseeni ajal, 5–6 miljonit aastat tagasi ilmusid vanimad hominiidid ehk inimlased.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

pliotseen pliotseenid
pliotseeni pliotseenide
pliotseeni pliotseene ~ pliotseenisid

Etymology

laensõna
  • pliotseen Kreeka sõnadele pleios 'rohkem' ja kainos 'uus' tuginev termin
    • Pliozän 'pliotseen'
      • Pliocene 'pliotseen' ( Charles Lyell 1833 )

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