Eocene
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Eo·cene

adjective \ˈē-ə-ˌsēn\

Definition of EOCENE

: of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Paleocene and the Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks — see geologic time table
Eocene noun

First Known Use of EOCENE

1831

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