JURASSIC


Meaning of JURASSIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ju ̇ - ' ra-sik

Function: adjective

Etymology: French jurassique, from Jura mountain range

Date: 1831

: of, relating to, or being the period of the Mesozoic era between the Triassic and the Cretaceous or the corresponding system of rocks marked by the presence of dinosaurs and the first appearance of birds ― see GEOLOGIC TIME table

– Jurassic noun

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