English noun: Mississippian | |||
1. | Mississippian (time) from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects | ||
Synonyms | Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period, Missippian period | ||
Instance hypernym | geological period, period | ||
Part meronym | Carboniferous, Carboniferous period | ||
2. | Mississippian (person) a native or resident of Mississippi | ||
Broader (hypernym) | American | ||