Ediacaran

== English == === Etymology === From Ediacara +‎ -an. After the Ediacara Hills in South Australia; from an Australian Aboriginal term (details disputed). See Ediacara Hills on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɛdiˈakəɹən/ === Adjective === Ediacaran (not comparable) (geology) Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 620 to 542 million years ago. [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Ediacaran (geology) The Ediacaran period. [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Ediacaran (plural Ediacarans) An organism that lived in the Ediacaran period. [from 20th c.] === See also === Appendix:Geologic timescale === Anagrams === acaridean