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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