释义 |
or·do·vi·cian I. \|ȯ(r)də|vishən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ordovices, ancient people in northern Wales (from Latin) + English -ian : of or relating to the period between the Cambrian and the Silurian — called also Lower Silurian; see geologic time table II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : the Ordovician period or system of rocks |