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

But our knowledge of early geological times is extremely limited, so limited that lack of evidence of glaciation in the Archeozoic may have no significance.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

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

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

Even in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.

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