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Cenozoic (adj.)
1841,
Cainozoic
, from Latinized form of Greek
kainos
"new, fresh, recent, novel" (see
recent
) +
zoon
"animal" (see
zoo
). The era that began with the demise of the dinosaurs and the rise of "recent" species.
