PERMIAN


Meaning of PERMIAN in English

adj. & n. Geol.

--adj. of or relating to the last period of the Palaeozoic era with evidence of the development of reptiles and amphibians, and deposits of sandstone.

Usage:

Cf. Appendix II.

--n. this period or system.

Etymology: Perm in Russia

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.