The cambrian
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from 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 meaning & definition 1 of The cambrian.
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the Cambrian period (= the period between about 543 and 490 million years ago) :
The cambrian meaning & definition 2 of The cambrian.