🔄 Synonyms of "Devonian"
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| Word | Definition |
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| age of fishesnoun | The Devonian era. |
| devonian periodnoun | from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites |
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| Word | Definition |
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| age of fishesnoun | The Devonian era. |
| devonian periodnoun | from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites |
| siluriannoun | (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago. |
| siluronoun | — |
| ordoviciannoun | (geology) The Ordovician period. |
| ordoviannoun | Alternative form of Ordovician. [(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago.] |
| paleozoicnoun | (geology) The Paleozoic era. |
| cambriannoun | (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago. |
| carboniferousnoun | (geology) the Carboniferous period |
| palaeozoicnoun | Alternative spelling of Paleozoic. [(geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.] |
| paleogenenoun | (geology) Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago. |
| palæozoicnoun | Archaic spelling of Paleozoic. [(geology) Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.] |
| pennsylvaniannoun | A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. |
| pridolinoun | (geology) The Pridoli epoch. |
| paleogenic | (geology) of, or relating to the Paleogene period |
| permiannoun | (geology) Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago. |
| eocenenoun | (geology) The Eocene epoch. |
| paleocenenoun | (geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate. |
| mesozoicnoun | (geology) The Mesozoic era. |
| neoproterozoicnoun | (geology) The Neoproterozoic era. |
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