Jurassic
adjective
Ju·ras·sic
ju̇-ˈra-sik 
: 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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Jurassic
adjective
Ju·ras·sic
ju̇-ˈras-ik
: of, relating to, or being a period of the Mesozoic era of geological history marked by the presence of dinosaurs and the first appearance of birds
also
: relating to the corresponding system of rocks see geologic time
Jurassic
noun
Etymology
from French jurassique "Jurassic," from Jura, a range of mountains between France and Switzerland formed from the limestone characteristic of this period
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