devonian
IPA: dɪvˈoʊniʌn
Root Word: Devonian
noun
- (chiefly dated) A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon.
- (geology) the Devonian period
adjective
- (geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago
- (chiefly dated) Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon.
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Examples of "devonian" in Sentences
- Live birth in the Devonian period.
- They are from the Devonian time period.
- A Devonian view of vertebrate evolution.
- This lasted until the end of the Devonian.
- This lasted until the end of the Devonian, .
- Graptolites became extinct at the end of the Devonian.
- Agnathans declined in the Devonian and never recovered.
- It is a Devonian auriferous hot spring system, Rhynie, Scotland.
- Devonians crimp their pasties so that the crimp sits on top of the filling.
- By the end of the Devonian, arthropods were solidly established on the land.
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