Cambrianadjective
uk/ˈkæm.bri.ən/us/ˈkæm.bri.ən/specializedfrom or referring to the period of time between about 543 and 490 million years ago, in which many different types of invertebrates (= animals with no back bone) first appeared:
the Cambrian period
Cambrian rocks
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the Cambrian
noun [ S ] ukus
the Cambrian period