Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furongian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: furon-gian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a geologic epoch within the Cambrian period from about 501 to 488 million years ago; marked by an "explosion" of life.

name

The Furongian epoch.

Example Sentences

"A new species of corcoraniid arthropod that lived during the Furongian epoch, between 497 and 487 million years ago, has been identified from an exceptionally preserved specimen found near Québec, Canada."

Questions

What does furongian mean?: Of a geologic epoch within the Cambrian period from about 501 to 488 million years ago; marked by an "explosion" of life.

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