Archeozoic

American  

[ahr-kee-uh-zoh-ik] / ˌɑr ki əˈzoʊ ɪk /

Or Archaeozoic

noun

1. former name of the Archean.

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adjective

1. formerly, Archean.

Archeozoic British  

/ ˌɑːkɪəˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of Archaeozoic

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Archeozoic Scientific  

/ är′kē-ə-zō′ĭk /

1. See Archean

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Etymology

Origin of Archeozoic

First recorded in 1870–75; archeo- + Greek zō(ḗ) “life” + -ic

Example Sentences

During the Archeozoic, no evidence of glaciation has yet been discovered.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

Moreover, they could live in most latitudes, for the indirect evidences of life in the Archeozoic and Proterozoic rocks are widely distributed.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

Archeozoic rocks have been studied minutely over a very small percentage of the earth's land surface.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

After the Formative Era came the Archeozoic Era, when life began in the form of amœbas or some simple form of protoplasm.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

Archeozoic , the era in which the simplest forms of life originated.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen