| 单词 | Mississippian |
| 释义 | Mississippian /mis'euh sip"ee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River. 2. Geol. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from about 345 million to 310 million years ago and characterized as the age of amphibians. See table under geologic time. n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Mississippi. 4. Geol. the Mississippian Period or System: the former is sometimes considered an epoch of the Carboniferous Period. [1765-75, Amer.; MISSISSIPPI + -AN] |
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