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Jurassic

Jurassic Meaning & Definition
Jurassic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jurassic?

[n] from 135 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jurassic: Jurassic period

Related Terms | Find terms related to Jurassic:

See Also | Age of Reptiles | geological period | Mesozoic | Mesozoic era | period

Jurassic In Webster's Dictionary

\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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