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Permian vs Acanthodian - What's the difference?

permian | acanthodian |

As nouns the difference between permian and acanthodian

is that permian is an inhabitant of the russian region of perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the finno-ugric peoples, including komis and udmurts, who speak permic languages while acanthodian is (zoology) a member of a group of extinct fish (acanthodii) that existed from the silurian to the permian periodbrown, lesley, ed the shorter oxford english dictionary 5th oxford: oxford university press, 2003.

As adjectives the difference between permian and acanthodian

is that permian is pertaining tp the perm region of russia, or its inhabitants while acanthodian is pertaining to acanthodii.

As a proper noun permian

is (geology) the permian period.

permian

English

(wikipedia Permian)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.
  • The language of such people; Permic.

    • Synonyms

    * Bjarmian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining tp the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.
  • Pertaining to their language; Permic.
  • (geology) Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.
  • *2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 103:
  • *:‘In many ways modern art was a culture of the beach. They say it's the light, the special quality of quartz in the Permian rock.’

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (geology) The Permian period.

    • See also

    * * Perm (city in Russia)

    acanthodian

    English

    (Acanthodii)

    Alternative forms

    * acanthodean

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • * 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:?
    • The emerging picture of acanthodian (and perhaps placoderm) paraphyly does not overturn a general consensus about gnathostome interrelationships.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to Acanthodii.

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