postdiluvial
post·di·lu·vi·an
(pōst′dĭ-lo͞o′vē-ən) also post·di·lu·vi·al (-əl)Bible adj. Existing or occurring after the Flood.
n. A person or thing living after the Flood.
[
post- + Latin
dīluvium,
flood; see
diluvial +
-an.]
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References in periodicals archive
(2006) "Return of the white raven:
postdiluvial reconnaissance motif A2234.
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