Definition of Oriskany
O`ris´ka`ny
a.
1.
(Geol.)
Designating
,
or
pertaining
to
,
certain
beds
,
chiefly
limestone
,
characteristic
of
the
latest
period
of
the
Silurian
age
.
Oriskany period
a
subdivision
of
the
American
Paleozoic
system
intermediate
or
transitional
in
character
between
the
Silurian
and
Devonian
ages
.
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