SILURIAN


Meaning of SILURIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈlu̇r-ē-ən, sə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin Silures

Date: 1708

1. : of or relating to the Silures or their place of habitation

2. : of, relating to, or being a period of the Paleozoic era between the Ordovician and Devonian or the corresponding system of rocks marked by numerous eurypterid crustaceans and the appearance of the first land plants — see geologic time table

• Silurian noun

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