Ediacaran

/ɛdiˈakərən/

词源说明

From Ediacara +‎ -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

释义

形容词adjective

1(geology) Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago. [from 20th c.]

专有名词proper noun

1(geology) The Ediacaran period. [from 20th c.]

名词noun

1An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period. [from 20th c.]