Erian
adjective
Eri·an
\ˈirēən, ˈēr-, -riən\
Definition of Erian
: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the American Devonian
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Origin and Etymology of erian
Erian, subdivision of the American Devonian, from Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America + English -an
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