Main Entry: Pa·leo·zo·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌpā-lē-ə-ˈzō-ik, especially British ˌpa-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1838

: of, relating to, originating in, or being an era of geological history that extends from the beginning of the Cambrian to the close of the Permian and is marked by the culmination of nearly all classes of invertebrates except the insects and in the later epochs by the appearance of terrestrial plants, amphibians, and reptiles; also : relating to the corresponding system of rocks — see geologic time table

— Paleozoic noun