Erian

adjective

Eri·​an

ˈirēən,

ˈēr-,

-riən

: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the American Devonian

Word History

Etymology

Erian, subdivision of the American Devonian, from Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America + English -an

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