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单词 cambrian
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Cam•bri•an  (kam′brē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Geologynoting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life. See table under geologic time. 
  2. of or pertaining to Cambria;
    Welsh.

n. 
  1. Geologythe Cambrian Period or System.
  2. a native of Cambria;
    Welshman.
  • Medieval Latin Cambri(a) Wales, Latinization of MWelsh Cymry Wales, literally Welshmen (see Cymry) + -an
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cambrian /ˈkæmbrɪən/ adj
  1. of, denoting, or formed in the first 65 million years of the Palaeozoic era, during which marine invertebrates, esp trilobites, flourished
  2. of or relating to Wales
 n
  1. the Cambrian ⇒ the Cambrian period or rock system
  2. a Welsh person
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