English Explanatory Dictionary

Ediacaran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago.
name
  1. The Ediacaran period.
noun
  1. An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period.

Pronunciation

/ɛdiˈakəɹən/ En-Ediacaran.ogg

Word forms

Ediacaran Ediacarans

Etymology

From Ediacara + -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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