[syn: archeozoic, archaeozoic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Archaeozoic \Archaeozoic\ n. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient + zw^,on
animal.]
the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago; the time
when the earth's crust formed; a time when only unicellular
organisms and the earliest forms of life are present.
Syn: Archeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
archaeozoic \archaeozoic\, Archaeozoic \Ar`ch[ae]*o*zo"ic\, a.
[Gr. 'archai^os ancient + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)
Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Geol.) formed in or belonging to the earlier of two
divisions of the Precambrian era. archaeozoic life forms
Syn: archeozoic
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
archaeozoic
adj 1: of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the
Precambrian era; "archeozoic life forms" [syn:
archeozoic, archaeozoic]
n 1: the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years
ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are
earliest forms of life [syn: Archean, Archean eon,
Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic
eon, Archaeozoic aeon]