Cambrian Hear it!

Cambrian definition

Cam·brian (-ən)

adjective

  1. of Cambria; Welsh
  2. designating or of the first geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of warm, shallow seas and the first hard-shelled marine animals, esp. trilobites and brachiopods

noun

a person born or living in Cambria; Welshman
Cambrian Idioms

the Cambrian

the Cambrian Period or its rocks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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