hán​wǔ​bào​fā

Cambrian explosion

  • created sense approved 寒武爆发/寒武爆發 · hán​wǔ​bào​fā · Cambrian explosion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寒武爆发 / 寒武爆發

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    Cambrian explosion

    The relatively short evolutionary event, beginning around 541 million years ago, during which most major animal phyla appeared in the fossil record

    寒 (literal) → 寒 · hán · cold 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial 爆发 (literal) → 爆发/爆發 · bào​fā · to break out

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