Ediacaran

adjective Edi·a·car·an \ˌē-dē-ˈa-k(ə-)rən, -ə-ˈka-rən\

Definition of EDIACARAN

: being or belonging to an assemblage of extinct multicellular marine organisms of the Late Precambrian era <Ediacaran fauna>

— Ediacaran noun

Edi·a·car·an also Edi·a·cara \-k(ə-)rə, -rə\

Ediacara Hills, South Australia

First Known Use: 1966

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