Oriskany
Pronunciation : O*ris"ka*ny
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913