English adjective: proterozoic | |||
| 1. | proterozoic formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era | ||
| Samples | Proterozoic life forms. | ||
| Similar | early | ||
| Domain category | geology | ||
| Antonyms | late, middle | ||
English noun: Proterozoic | |||
| 1. | Proterozoic (time) from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms | ||
| Synonyms | Proterozoic aeon, Proterozoic eon | ||
| Instance hypernym | aeon, eon | ||
| Part meronym | Precambrian, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian eon, Precambrian period | ||