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devonian

A ยุค  400 ปี ก่อนที่ มี ปลา และ สัตว์ ครึ่ง บก ครึ่ง น้ำ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEVONIAN

DEVONIAN De *vo "ni *an, a. (Geol.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system. Devonian age (Geol.), the age next older than the Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age compose the Devonian formation or system, and include the old red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides plants and numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See the Diagram under Geology.

 

DEVONIAN

DEVONIAN De *vo "ni *an, n.

 

Defn: The Devonian age or formation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Devonian

De vo ni an |diˈvōnēən dəˈvoʊniən | adjective 1 of or relating to Devon. 2 Geology of, relating to, or denoting the fourth period of the Paleozoic era, between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods. The Devonian period lasted from about 409 million to 363 million years ago. During this period fish became abundant; the first amphibians evolved, and the first forests appeared. noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Devon. 2 (the Devonian ) Geology the Devonian period or the system of rocks deposited during it.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Devonian

Devonian |dɛˈvəʊnɪən, dɪ -| adjective 1 relating to Devon. 2 Geology relating to or denoting the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods. The Devonian period lasted from about 409 to 363 million years ago. During this period fish became abundant, the first amphibians evolved, and the first forests appeared. noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Devon. 2 (the Devonian ) Geology the Devonian period or the system of rocks deposited during it.

 

Spanish Dictionary

devoniano, -na

devoniano, -na geol devónico .