cen-, ceno-, caen-, caeno-, cain-, caino-, kain-, kaino- +
(Greek: new, recent, fresh)
caenogenesis, cenogenesis
1. Embryonic development in which the appearance of new features occurs as an adaptive response to environmental conditions.
2. The development by an embryo, fetus, or larva of organs or body parts that are lost in adult life.
caenogenetic, cenogenetic
1. Of recent origin.
2. Characterized by recent origins or development.
caenozoic, cenozoic
Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or "Age of Mammals", and the Quaternary, or "Age of Man".
cainophobia, cenophobia
1. The fear of new things or situations, or novelty.
2. A fear of anything new.
cainozoic, cenozoic
Noting or pertaining to the present era, beginning 65 million years ago and characterized by the ascendancy of mammals.
cenopsychic
A reference to a recent appearance in mental development.
cenotomania, cainotomania, kainotomania
An abnormal love for, or morbid impulses towards, new or fresh situations, objects, places, or activities.
cenotophobia, cainotophobia
A pathological aversion to new things and new ideas.
Cenozoic
1. The youngest, or most recent, of the eras or major subdivisions of geologic time; extending from the end of the Mesozoic Era to the present.
2. The most recent era of geologic time, beginning about 65 million years ago, during which modern plants and animals evolved.
Eocene
1. The epoch of geologic time, 55 million to 38 million years ago, during which the ancestors of many modern animals appeared.
2. Etymology: from Greek eos, "dawn" + Greek kainos, "new".
kainophobia, kainolophobia
The fear of anything new or novel.
Cross references of word families related to: "new, recent":
ne-, neo-;
nov-, novo-.
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