Diluvian

Diluvian
Diluvian Di*lu"vi*an, a. [Cf. F. diluvien.] Of or pertaining to a deluge, esp. to the Noachian deluge; diluvial; as, of diluvian origin. --Buckland. [1913 Webster]

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