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permian |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Permian \Per"mi*an\, a. [From the ancient kingdom of Permia, where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.) Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. -- n. The Permian period. See Chart of {Geology}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Permians \Per"mi*ans\, n. pl.; sing. {Permian}. (Ethnol.) A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a portion of Russia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Permian n : from 230 million to 280 million years ago; reptiles [syn: {Permian}, {Permian period}]
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