De|vo|ni|an

De|vo|ni|an «duh VOH nee uhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. a native or inhabitant of Devon, England.

2. Geology. a) the period of the Paleozoic era, after the Silurian and before the Carboniferous; Age of Fishes. It was characterized by the apparance of amphibians, wingless insects, and by an abundance of primitive fish, great expansion in the numbers and kinds of corals, and the presence of primitive trees. b) the rocks formed during this period.

–adj.

1. of or having to do with Devon, England.

2. Geology. of or having to do with the Devonian or its rocks: »

During Devonian times…mountains arose and much more of the land moved upward out of the water (Fred W. Emerson).