DEVONIAN


Meaning of DEVONIAN in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 of or relating to Devon in SW England. 2 Geol. of or relating to the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era with evidence of the first amphibians and tree forests. °Cf. Appendix II.

n. 1 this period or system. 2 a native of Devon.

[ med.L Devonia Devonshire ]

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