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CORNIFEROUS
Cor
*
nif
"
er
*ous (kr-nf "r-s ), a.
Etym:
[L.
cornu
horn
+ -
ferous.
]
(Geol.)
Defn:
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
lowest
period
of
the
Devonian
age.
(
See
the
Diagram,
under
Geology.
)
The
Corniferous
period
has
been
so
called
from
the
numerous
seams
of
hornstone
which
characterize
the
later
part
of
the
period,
as
developed
in
the
State
of
New
York.
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