'Devonian' definitions:
Definition of 'Devonian'
From: WordNet
noun
From 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn: Devonian, Devonian period, Age of Fishes]
Definition of 'Devonian'
From: GCIDE
- Devonian \De*vo"ni*an\, a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Devonian'
From: GCIDE
- Devonian \De*vo"ni*an\, n. The Devonian age or formation. [1913 Webster]