adj.
Pronunciation: s ī - ' lu ̇ r- ē - ə n, s ə -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin Silures
Date: 1708
1 : of or relating to the Silures or their place of habitation
2 : of, relating to, or being a period of the Paleozoic era between the Ordovician and Devonian or the corresponding system of rocks marked by numerous eurypterid crustaceans and the appearance of the first land plants ― see GEOLOGIC TIME table
– Silurian noun