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Definition of tertiary
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tertiary is as below...
Tertiary
(a.) Being of the third
formation,
order,
or rank;
third;
as, a
tertiary
use of a
word..
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Crag
::
Crag (n.) A
partially
compacted
bed of
gravel
mixed with
shells,
of the
Tertiary
age..
Faluns
::
Faluns
(n.) A
series
of
strata,
of the
Middle
Tertiary
period,
of
France,
abounding
in
shells,
and used by Lyell as the type of his
Miocene
subdivision..
Tertiary
::
Tertiary
(a.)
Growing
on the
innermost
joint of a
bird's
wing;
tertial;
-- said of
quills.
Hipparion
::
Hipparion
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
Tertiary
mammals
allied
to the
horse,
but
three-toed,
having
on each foot a small
lateral
hoof on each side of the main
central
one. It is
believed
to be one of the
ancestral
genera
of the Horse
family..
Pliocene
::
Pliocene
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
characterizing,
the most
recent
division
of the
Tertiary
age..
Tertiary
::
Tertiary
(a.) Later than, or
subsequent
to, the
Secondary..
Toxodonta
::
Toxodonta
(n.pl.)
An
extinct
order of
Mammalia
found in the South
American
Tertiary
formation.
The
incisor
teeth were long and
curved
and
provided
with a
persistent
pulp. They are
supposed
to be
related
both to the
rodents
and
ungulates.
Called
also
Toxodontia.
Subapical
::
Subapennine
(a.)
Under,
or at the foot of, the
Apennine
mountains;
--
applied,
in
geology,
to a
series
of
Tertiary
strata
of the older
Pliocene
period..
Olive
::
Olive (n.) One of the
tertiary
colors,
composed
of
violet
and green mixed in equal
strength
and
proportion..
Pretertiary
::
Pretertiary
(a.)
Earlier
than
Tertiary.
Molasse
::
Molasse
(n.) A soft
Tertiary
sandstone;
--
applied
to a rock
occurring
in
Switzerland.
See Chart of
Geology.
Paleotherium
::
Paleotherium
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
herbivorous
Tertiary
mammals,
once
supposed
to have
resembled
the tapir in form, but now known to have had a more
slender
form, with a long neck like that of a
llama..
Period
::
Period
(n.) One of the great
divisions
of
geological
time; as, the
Tertiary
period;
the
Glacial
period.
See the Chart of
Geology..
Sivatherium
::
Sivatherium
(n.) A genus of very large
extinct
ruminants
found in the
Tertiary
formation
of
India.
The snout was
prolonged
in the form of a
proboscis.
The male had four
horns,
the
posterior
pair being large and
branched.
It was
allied
to the
antelopes,
but very much
larger
than any
exsisting
species..
Oreodon
::
Oreodon
(n.) A genus of
extinct
herbivorous
mammals,
abundant
in the
Tertiary
formation
of the Rocky
Mountains.
It is more or less
related
to the
camel,
hog, and
deer..
Tertiary
::
Tertiary
(a.) Being of the third
formation,
order,
or rank;
third;
as, a
tertiary
use of a
word..
Flysch
::
Flysch
(n.) A name given to the
series
of
sandstones
and
schists
overlying
the true
nummulitic
formation
in the Alps, and
included
in the
Eocene
Tertiary..
Tertiary
::
Tertiary
(a.)
Possessing
some
quality
in the third
degree;
having
been
subjected
to the
substitution
of three atoms or
radicals;
as, a
tertiary
alcohol,
amine,
or salt. Cf.
Primary,
and
Secondary..
Neocene
::
Neocene
(a.) More
recent
than the
Eocene,
that is,
including
both the
Miocene
and
Pliocene
divisions
of the
Tertiary..
Posttertiary
::
Posttertiary
(a.)
Following,
or more
recent
than, the
Tertiary;
Quaternary..
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