Devonian
Definition of Devonian
De`vo´ni`an
a.
1.
(Geol.)
Of
or
pertaining
to
Devon
or
Devonshire
in
England
;
as
,
the
Devonian
rocks
,
period
,
or
system
.
Devonian age
(Geol.)
the
age
next
older
than
the
Carboniferous
and
later
than
the
Silurian
; -
called
also
the
Age
of
fishes
.
The
various
strata
of
this
age
compose
the
Devonian formation
or
system
,
and
include
the
old
red
sandstone
of
Great
Britain
.
They
contain
,
besides
plants
and
numerous
invertebrates
,
the
bony
portions
of
many
large
and
remarkable
fishes
of
extinct
groups
.
See
the
Diagram
under
Geology
.
n.
1.
The
Devonian
age
or
formation
.
Related Words
Age
of
Fishes
,
Devonian
period
,
geological
period
,
Paleozoic
,
Paleozoic
era
,
period
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