Jurassic Definition

jo͝o-răsĭk
adjective
Designating or of the second geologic period of the Mesozoic Era, characterized by the breakup of Laurasia and Gondwana and the development of giant dinosaurs and the first birds.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to the people or region near the Jura Mountain Range of Europe.
Wiktionary
noun
The Jurassic Period.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Jurassic period
pronoun

The period from 200 to 146 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic formations of this period.

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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Jurassic

  • the Jurassic

Origin of Jurassic

  • Named for the discovery and type location in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland.

    From Wiktionary

  • French jurassique after the Jura (Mountains)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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