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.
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Cam"bri*an, n.
1.
A native of Cambria or Wales.
2. Geol.
The Cambrian formation.
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