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      carboniferous
      noun
      from 345 million to 280 million years ago
      adjective
      relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
      of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era
      Roots
      carbocarbon- · Latin · coalii- · Latin · connective vowelferrefer- · Latin · to bear, carryosus-ous · Latin · full of, having
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