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词汇 devonian
释义 Devonian
adjective
 geology specializeduk /dɪˈvəʊ.ni.ən/ us /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/

Devonianadjective (TIME)


from or referring to the period of time between about 420 and 360 million years ago, in which many plants, including the first trees, appeared on land: 泥盆纪(或系)的
He is the survey's leading specialist in Devonian rocks.
The fossil is officially dated to 390 million to 408 million years ago, in the Devonian period.
In the meantime the Devonian temperature increased and desert areas expanded.
They were different from the slightly later Devonian tetrapods.
The climate in Devonian years was a far harsher one, he still thinks, than Inger envisions.
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Devonianadjective (PLACE)


from or relating to the county of Devon in southwestern England:
I love his Devonian accent.
The Devonian singer has just released her second album.
We're from Devon and we like to see Devonian folk doing well.
He describes Sir Francis Drake as "a Devonian pirate".
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Devonian
noun
uk /dɪˈvəʊ.ni.ən/ us /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/

Devoniannoun (TIME)


 the Devonian[ S ]
the period between about 420 and 360 million years ago, when many plants, including the first trees, appeared on land:
Ferns appeared as early as the Devonian.
During the Devonian, temperatures increased and desert areas expanded.
It is thought that the African and European continents moved vast distances during the Devonian.
These maps show the progression of the third ice age, beginning before its onset in the Devonian.
Some ferns began to slowly change shape and structure during the Devonian and became tall and treelike.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Geology - general words
aeolian
Anthropocene
anticline
apophysis
auriferous
biozone
carboniferous
continental plate
geomorphic
gully erosion
henge
Holocene
hoodoo
petrographic
petrographically
petrography
petrological
petrologically
Precambrian
rockfall

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Prehistory
Specific periods of time

Devoniannoun (PERSON)


[ C ]
a person from the county of Devon in southwestern England:
The 31-year-old Devonian is a professional cricketer.
The squad is an amicable mix of Yorkshiremen and Devonians.
Totnes, as all Devonians know, is full of old hippies.
Is it true that Devonians don't trust the Cornish?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Towns & regions: named regions of countries
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Affrilachian
AK
AL
English Canadian
Essex
fife
fl.
Mississippi
Mississippian
Missouri
Missourian
MN
South Lanarkshire
Staffordshire
Stirling
Stirlingshire
Strathclyde
the Fertile Crescent
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