cambrian

Definition of Cambrian in English :

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Noun

1. cambrian, cambrian period

from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates

cambrian period

2. cambrian, cymry, welsh, welshman

a native or resident of Wales

Adjective

3. cambrian, welsh

of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language

Example Sentences:
'the Welsh coast'
'Welsh syntax'

welsh

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cambrian

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adjective

1.

of, denoting, or formed in the first 65 million years of the Palaeozoic era, during which marine invertebrates, esp trilobites, flourished

2.

of or relating to Wales

noun

3. the Cambrian

4.

a Welsh person

Cambrian

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adjective

1.

of Cambria; Welsh

2.

designating or of the first geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of warm, shallow seas and the first hard-shelled marine animals, esp. trilobites and brachiopods

noun

3.

a person born or living in Cambria; Welshman

Cambrian

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adj.

1. Of or relating to Wales; Welsh.

2. Of, relating to, or being the period of geologic time from about 542 to 488 million years ago, the oldest period of the Paleozoic Era. The Cambrian Period is characterized by desert land areas, warm seas, and rapid early diversification of marine life resulting in the rise of almost all modern animal phyla. See Table at geologic time.

n.

1. A Welshman or Welshwoman.

2. The Cambrian Period.

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