noun
Ordovician period
Rare geological term; the standard modern term is オルドビス紀. This kanji form is seldom used outside older or specialized texts.
See also: オルドビス紀
奥陶紀は古生代の一時期で、オルドビス紀とも呼ばれる。
The Ordovician period is a division of the Paleozoic era, also called オルドビス紀.