Pleis'to-cēne, a.
[Gr. πλεῖστος, most, and καινός, new.] (Geol.) Pertaining to the epoch or to the deposits following the tertiary, and immediately preceding man; quaternary;—often used as a noun.
[Gr. πλεῖστος, most, and καινός, new.] (Geol.) Pertaining to the epoch or to the deposits following the tertiary, and immediately preceding man; quaternary;—often used as a noun.