HyperDic: cambrian_period

English > 1 sense of the expression Cambrian period:
NOUNtimeCambrian period, Cambrianfrom 544 million to about 500 million years ago
English > Cambrian period: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningFrom 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates.
SynonymCambrian
Instance ofperiod, geological periodA unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Part ofPaleozoic, Paleozoic eraFrom 544 million to about 230 million years ago
Spanishcámbrico
Catalancambrià, cámbrico

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