| acadian | Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." . A native of Acadie. <geology> Acadian epoch, an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology. <ornithology> Acadian owl, a small North American owl (Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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