SILURIAN


Meaning of SILURIAN in English

adj. & n. Geol.

adj. of or relating to the third period of the Palaeozoic era with evidence of the first fish and land plants, and the formation of mountains and new land areas. °Cf. Appendix II.

n. this period or system.

[ L Silures, a people of ancient SE Wales ]

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