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

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

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

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

Although the Archeozoic has yielded no generally admitted fossils, yet what seem to be massive algæ and sponges have been found in Canada.

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