Ypresian
English
editEtymology
editFrom the French ypresien, from Ypres + -ien; equivalent to Ypres + -ian; compare yperite.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editYpresian
- (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Eocene epoch
Translations
editsubdivision of the Eocene epoch
Adjective
editYpresian (not comparable)
- (geology) Of or pertaining to a geological epoch, the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene.