CAMBRIAN


Meaning of CAMBRIAN in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 Welsh. 2 Geol. of or relating to the first period in the Palaeozoic era, marked by the occurrence of many forms of invertebrate life (including trilobites and brachiopods). °Cf. Appendix II.

n. this period or system.

[ L Cambria var. of Cumbria f. Welsh Cymry Welshman or Cymru Wales ]

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