"Devonian" is a word in ENGLISH

devonian ENGLISH
Definition:

Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as,
the Devonian rocks, period, or system.

devonian ENGLISH
Definition:

The Devonian age or formation.

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The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill …

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cauda galli ENGLISH

A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda galli grit.

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cephalaspis ENGLISH

A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and …

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A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America, so named from the Chemung River, along which …

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A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed …

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coccosteus ENGLISH

An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles.

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corniferous ENGLISH

Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has …

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dalmania ENGLISH

A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks.

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dinichthys ENGLISH

A genus of large extinct Devonian ganoid fishes. In some parts of Ohio remains of the Dinichthys are abundant, indicating …

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favosites ENGLISH

A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls.

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genesee epoch ENGLISH

The closing subdivision of the Hamilton period in the American Devonian system; -- so called because the formations of this …

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goniatite ENGLISH

One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian …

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gyracanthus ENGLISH

A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.

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A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the …

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lepidodendron ENGLISH

A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx …

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neuropteris ENGLISH

An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.

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paleozoic ENGLISH

Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, …

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phacops ENGLISH

A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonian formations. Phacops bufo is one of the most common species.

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pterichthys ENGLISH

A genus of Devonian fossil fishes with winglike appendages. The head and most of the body were covered with large …

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The formation belonging to the middle of the three subdivisions of the Corniferous period in the American Devonian system; -- …

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