| English Dictionary |
PROTEROZOIC AEON
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Proterozoic aeon mean?
• PROTEROZOIC AEON (noun)
The noun PROTEROZOIC AEON has 1 sense:
1. from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms
Familiarity information: PROTEROZOIC AEON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
From 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Proterozoic; Proterozoic aeon; Proterozoic eon
Instance hypernyms:
aeon; eon (the longest division of geological time)
Holonyms ("Proterozoic aeon" is a part of...):
Precambrian; Precambrian aeon; Precambrian eon; Precambrian period (the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Half-carried - a well-built load" (Breton proverb)
"Dog won't eat dog's meat." (Armenian proverb)
"Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old." (Scottish proverb)