Pleistocene
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معنی فارسی
پليستوسن ، عهد چهارم زمين شناسي.
معنی کامل و مثالها
/plīs´tō sēn´/adj.
● (زمین شناسی) پلیستوسن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek words 'pleistos' meaning 'most' and 'kainos' meaning 'new', referring to the most recent geological epoch at the time of its naming.
مثال
- The Pleistocene era saw the emergence of early humans.
- During the Pleistocene period, mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the Earth.
- The Pleistocene climate was marked by repeated glaciations.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution