Meaning of JURASSIC
| Pronunciation: | | jû'rasik
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| | Definition: | | [n] from 135 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers |
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| | Synonyms: | | Jurassic period |
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| | See Also: | | Age of Reptiles, geological period, Mesozoic, Mesozoic era, period | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ju*ras"sic\, a. (Geol.)
Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in
England and Europe, the Lias, O["o]lite, and Wealden; --
named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains. -- n. The
Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the {Jura}.
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