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Definition of Cambrian

Cambrian
Primordial Pri*mor"di*al, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to begin: cf. F. primordial.] 1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition. ``The primordial facts of our intelligent nature.' --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also Cambrian, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian. 3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial cell. Primordial utricle (Bot.), the interior lining of a young vegetable cell.
Cambrian
Cambrian Cam"bri*an, a. 1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales. 2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology.
Cambrian
Cambrian Cam"bri*an, n. 1. A native of Cambria or Wales. 2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation.

Meaning of Cambrian from wikipedia

- The Cambrian ( /ˈkæmbri.ən, ˈkeɪm-/ KAM-bree-ən, KAYM-) is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted...
- The Cambrian explosion (also known as Cambrian radiation or Cambrian diversification) is an interval of time beginning approximately 538.8 million years...
- Precambrian ( /priˈkæmbri.ən, -ˈkeɪm-/ pree-KAM-bree-ən, -⁠KAYM-; or pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's...
- The Cambrian chordates are an extinct group of animals belonging to the phylum Chordata that lived during the Cambrian, between 538 and 485 million years...
- Look up Cambrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Cambrian Period was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, 539–485 million years ago...
- appearing in the Cambrian include: Abadiella (Lower Cambrian) Buenellus (Lower Cambrian) Judomia (Lower Cambrian) Olenellus (Lower Cambrian) Ellipsocephalus...
- This list contains many extinct arthropod[1] genera from the Cambrian Period of the Paleozoic Era. Some trilobites, bradoriids and phosphatocopines may...
- The Cambrian Mountains (Welsh: Mynyddoedd Cambria, in a narrower sense: Elenydd) are a series of mountain ranges in Wales. The term Cambrian Mountains...
- Cambrians, or Cambrian, formerly known as Dunstan Cr**** and Welshman's Gully, is a small rural settlement in the Manuherikia Valley, Central Otago, New...
- British Airways when BOAC, BEA, Cambrian and Northeast merged on 1 April 1974. Cambrian was set up on 25 April 1935 as Cambrian Air Services. The airline's...