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Ordovician

Or·do·vi·cian [ àwrdə vísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
geologic period: a period of geologic time, 495 million to 443 million years ago, during which primitive fish and other ocean organisms appeared

[Late 19th century. < Latin Ordovices, ancient Celtic people of N Wales]

Or·do·vi·cian adjective
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