TRIASSIC


Meaning of TRIASSIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trī-ˈa-sik ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin trias triad; from the three subdivisions of the European Triassic — more at triad

Date: 1841

: of, relating to, or being the earliest period of the Mesozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks marked by the first appearance of the dinosaurs — see geologic time table

• Triassic noun

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