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Carboniferous¹
- /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/ UK
Sounds like carboniferous · Rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs
Where it comes from
From carboniferous (“producing carbon”), from carbon + -i- + -ferous.
adjective
- Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down. The earliest ink sacs appear in the fossil record in the Carboniferous period around 330 million years ago in cephalopods such as Donovaniconus, Gordoniconus and Saundersites which show a mix of features from older and more modern groups and are placed in their own order, Donovaniconida (Doguzhaeva
proper noun the Carboniferous
- The Carboniferous period.
carboniferous²
- /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/ UK
Sounds like Carboniferous · Rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs
adjective more carboniferous · most carboniferous
- Containing or producing carbon.
Translations
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adj relating to the geologic period
| Español | carbonífero |
|---|---|
| Português | carbonífero, carbónico, carbônico |
| Français | carbonifère |
| Deutsch | karbonisch |
| Ελληνικά | λιθανθρακοφόρος lithanthrakofóros |
| Русский | каменноу́гольный kamennoúgolʹnyj |
name the geologic period
| Español | carbonífero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 石炭紀 Sekitan-ki |
| 中文 | 石炭紀 /石炭纪 Shítànjì |
| Português | Carbonífero |
| Français | Carbonifère |
| Deutsch | Karbon |
| Ελληνικά | Λιθανθρακοφόρος Lithanthrakofóros |
| Русский | каменноу́гольный пери́од kamennoúgolʹnyj períod |
| Tiếng Việt | kỉ Các-bon, kỉ Than Đá |
adj containing or producing carbon
| Español | carbonífero |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | λιθανθρακοφόρος lithanthrakofóros |
| Русский | каменноу́гольный kamennoúgolʹnyj |
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title = {carboniferous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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