Meanings
- biologyA period of increased rainfall and hotter temperatures during the Triassic period.
Synonyms: Carnian humid episode, CPE, wet intermezzo
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA period of increased rainfall and hotter temperatures during the Triassic period.
Cite this entry
Carnian pluvial episode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carnian%20pluvial%20episode
“Carnian pluvial episode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carnian%20pluvial%20episode. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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