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Jurassic

[ joo-ras-ik ]

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.


noun

  1. the Jurassic Period or System.

Jurassic

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adjective

  1. of, denoting, or formed in the second period of the Mesozoic era, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods, lasting for 55 million years during which dinosaurs and ammonites flourished
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the Jurassic
    the Jurassic period or rock system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Jurassic

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  1. The second and middle period of the Mesozoic Era, from about 208 to 144 million years ago. During this time the supercontinent Pangaea continued to split up and numerous shallow seas inundated the new continents. Dinosaurs were the dominant form of terrestrial animal life, and the earliest birds appeared. Marine life was dominated by ammonites and belemnites, and sponges, corals, bryozoa, and gastropods all flourished. Gymnosperms and cycads were the dominant land plants.
  2. See Chart at geologic time
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Jurassic1

First recorded in 1825–35; Jur(a) + -assic, suffix extracted from Triassic; compare French jurassique
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Jurassic1

C19: from French jurassique, after the Jura (Mountains)
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Example Sentences

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The researchers said the behaviour from the Middle Jurassic was similar to how animals congregated around watering holes today.

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Noon: Jet over to the Museum of Jurassic Technology Then my husband and I will get ready for the day and decide where we want to go to do something fun.

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Pull up to the sunny grounds of the W Hotel in Costa Rica’s Reserva Conchal, and it feels like stepping into the heart of nature — think “Jurassic Park,†minus the dinosaurs.

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Researchers believe it was eight years old when it died and dated from a time called the Middle Jurassic.

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Netizens lauded the “Jurassic World†alum as the “ultimate gentleman†after he shielded Brown, who wore a miniskirt, from the audience’s view as she got up from a chair.

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