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Permian

Per·mi·an [ púrmee ən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
geologic period: the period of geologic time, 290 million to 248 million years ago, when many marine invertebrates disappeared and reptiles flourished

[Late 16th century. After Perm, province in E Russia]

Per·mi·an adjective
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