TORRIDONIAN


Meaning of TORRIDONIAN in English

[ ˌtɒrɪ'dəʊnɪən ]

■ adjective Geology of or denoting the later stage of the Proterozoic aeon in NW Scotland, from about 1,100 to 600 million years ago.

Origin

C19: from Loch Torridon , in NW Scotland, + -ian .

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