Ju|ras|sic

Ju|ras|sic
Ju|ras|sic «ju RAS ihk», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. the middle geological period of the Mesozoic era, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous, when dinosaurs dominated the earth and birds first appeared.
2. the rocks formed in this period.
–adj.
of or having to do with this period or its rocks.
╂[< French jurassique < the Jura Mountains, patterned on triassique Triassic]

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