Definition of Oriskeny
O*ris"ka*ny (?), a. [From
Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.) Designating, or
pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the
latest period of the Silurian age.
Oriskany period, a subdivision of the
American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character
between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of
Geology.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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