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Noun: Silurian  sI'lur-ee-un
  1. A geological period from approximately 443 million to 419 million years ago, characterized by the first air-breathing animals
    - Silurian period

Derived forms: Silurians

Type of: geological period, period

Part of: Palaeozoic [Brit, Cdn], Paleozoic, Paleozoic era

Encyclopedia: Silurian