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Silurian

si·lu·rian

UK/saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/ US/sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/ uncommon

noun

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from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals

Origin

From Latin Silurēs + English -ian.

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