ಅರ್ಥ : నీళ్ళు గడ్డకట్టుట
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							హిమయుగంలో గడ్డకట్టిన జీవజంతువులే లభించాయి
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : హిమయుగం
ಇತರ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುವಾದ :
Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface.
The most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene.