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Jurassic definition

Ju·ras·sic (jo̵̅o̅ ras′ik, jo̵o-)

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

Etymology: Fr jurassique, after Jura Mountains

Jurassic Idioms

the Jurassic

the Jurassic Period or its rocks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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