Definitions for Devonian

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Devonian De·vo·ni·an

Spelling: [duh-voh-nee-uh n]

IPA: /dəˈvoʊ ni ən/

Devonian is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 242 anagrams from letters in Devonian (adeinnov).

Definitions for Devonian

noun

1. Geology. the Devonian Period or System.

adjective

1. Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, 405 to 345 million years ago, characterized by the dominance of fishes and the advent of amphibians and ammonites.
2. of or relating to Devonshire, England.

Origin of Devonian

1605-15; Medieval Latin Devoni(a) Devon + -an

Examples for Devonian

A remarkable formation of late Devonian Age should be briefly described.

The next period of the Palozoic is known as the Devonian age, or the age of fishes.

The literature of the fauna of the Devonian rocks is a rich one.

Look at these old Devonian rocks, with their fossils as fresh as of yesterday.

Herein we see the greater variety and richness of the Devonian.

Devonshire is the sea county—at every port the Devonian dialect.

These amphibians are evidently the descendants of some of the fishes of the Devonian times.

They probably lived at the beginning of the Devonian period.

By middle Devonian time these water areas had considerably expanded.

The Devonian is, therefore, commonly called the “Age of Fishes.”