Devonian
adjective
- of Devon, England
- designating or of the fourth geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of the first ferns, mosses, gymnosperms, sharks, bony fishes, amphibians, and wingless insects: so called because rocks of the Devonian Period were first studied in Devon, England
See Devonian in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-vōˈnē-ən)
adjective Of or belonging to the geologic time, system of rocks, or sedimentary deposits of the fourth period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of lobe-finned fishes, the appearance of amphibians and insects, and the first forests. See Table at
geologic time.
noun The Devonian Period or its system of deposits.
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