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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Azoic

· A·zo·ic · IPA
01 a. Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no an…
  1. 1.
    Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks.
Phrases & compounds
Azoic age — the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See Archæan, and Eozoic.