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Ediacaran

Pronunciation: /ɛdiˈakəɹən/

The English word “Ediacaran” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago.

proper noun

  1. The Ediacaran period.

noun

  1. An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period.

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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