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Permian

Permian Meaning & Definition
Permian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Permian?

[n] from 230 million to 280 million years ago; reptiles

Synonyms | Synonyms for Permian: Permian period

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See Also | geological period | Paleozoic | Paleozoic era | period

Permian In Webster's Dictionary

\Per"mi*an\, a. [From the ancient kingdom of Permia, where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.) Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. -- n. The Permian period. See Chart of {Geology}.

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