About The Word Cambrian
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Cambrian
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What's The Definition Of Cambrian?
[n] a native or resident of Wales
[n] from 500 million to about 544 million years ago; marine invertebrates [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cambrian: Cambrian period | Welsh | Welsh | Welshman Related Terms | Find terms related to Cambrian: See Also | Cambria | Cymru | European | geological period | Paleozoic | Paleozoic era | period | Wales Cambrian In Webster's Dictionary \Cam"bri*an\, a.
1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the
rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes
described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from
its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under
{Geology}.
\Cam"bri*an\, n. 1. A native of Cambria or Wales. 2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation. |
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