noun
from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
• Syn: ↑Devonian, ↑Devonian period
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑period, ↑geological period
• Part Holonyms: ↑Paleozoic, ↑Paleozoic era
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Usage: usually capitalized A&F
: devonian
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Age of Fishes,
the Devonian age.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.