Devonian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dəˈvəʊnɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(də vō′nē ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
De•vo•ni•an  (də vō′nē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Geologynoting 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. See table under geologic time. 
  2. of or pertaining to Devonshire, England.

n. 
  1. Geologythe Devonian Period or System.
  • Medieval Latin Devoni(a) Devon + -an
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Devonian / dəˈvəʊnɪən/
  1. of, denoting, or formed in the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, lasting 60-70 million years during which amphibians first appeared
  2. of or relating to Devon
  1. the Devonian ⇒ the Devonian period or rock system
'Devonian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Carboniferous - Murchison - Sedgwick - Silurian - ammonoid - anaspid - arthrodire - favosite - heterostracan - labyrinthodont - lower - middle - ostracoderm - placoderm - post-Devonian - upper

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